National Health Service Act 1977

51 University clinical teaching and research.E+W+S

[F1(1)] It is the Secretary of State’s duty to [F2exercise his functions under this Act and Part I of the M1National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990 so as to secure that there are made available] such facilities as he considers are reasonably required by any university which has a medical or dental school, in connection with clinical teaching and with research connected with clinical medicine or, as the case may be, clinical dentistry.

[F3(2)Regulations may provide for any functions exercisable by a Health Authority or Special Health Authority in relation to the provision of facilities such as are mentioned in subsection (1) above to be exercisable by the Health Authority or Special Health Authority jointly with one or more other relevant health service bodies.

(3)For the purposes of subsection (2) above the following are relevant health service bodies—

(a)Health Authorities;

(b)Special Health Authorities; and

(c)NHS trusts.]

Textual Amendments

F1S. 51 re-numbered as 51(1) (28.6.1995 for specified purposes and otherwise 1.4.1996) by 1995 c. 17, ss. 2(1)(3), 8(1), Sch. 1 Pt. I para. 35 (with Sch. 2 paras. 6, 16)

F2Words in s. 51(1) substituted (28.6.1995 for specified purposes and otherwise 1.4.1996) by 1995 c. 17, ss. 2(1)(3), 8(1), Sch. 1 Pt. I para. 35(a) (with Sch. 2 paras. 6, 16)

F3S. 51(2)(3) inserted (28.6.1995 for specified purposes and otherwise 1.4.1996) by 1995 c. 17, ss. 2(1)(3), 8(1), Sch. 1 Pt. I para. 35(b) (with Sch. 2 paras. 6, 16)

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