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(1)The Secretary of State may purchase by agreement any moveable property and, by agreement or compulsorily, any land which he considers is required for the purposes of any service under this Act [F1and may take any such property or land on lease,], and may use for those purposes any property, heritable or moveable, acquired by him or on his behalf under this Act.
[F2(1A)Without prejudice to any other power of disposal, the Secretary of State may dispose of any land which he considers is no longer required for the purposes of any service under this Act F3. . ..]
(2)Where the Secretary of State acquires premises under subsection (1) [F4other than on lease] he may acquire compulsorily, in accordance with Schedule 13, any equipment, furniture or other moveable property used in or in connection with the premises.
[F5(2A)For the avoidance of doubt, the power to use heritable property conferred by subsection (1), and the power to dispose of land conferred by subsection (1A), include power to let the property or, as the case may be, land.]
(3)Any Health Board [F6, the Agency or (in connection with the exercise of its health service functions only) HIS] may acquire on behalf of the Secretary of State any moveable property which may be required for the purposes aforesaid.
(4)For the purpose of the purchase of land by agreement by the Secretary of State—
(a)the Lands Clauses Acts (except so much thereof as relates to the acquisition of land otherwise than by agreement, and the provisions relating to access to the special Act, and except sections 120 to 125 of the M1Lands Clauses Consolidation (Scotland) Act 1845), and
(b)section 6 and sections 70 to 78 of the M2Railways Clauses Consolidation (Scotland) Act 1845 (as originally enacted and not as amended by section 15 of the M3Mines (Working Facilities and Support) Act 1923),
are hereby incorporated with this section; and in construing those Acts for the purposes of this section, this section shall be deemed to be the special Act and the Secretary of State shall be deemed to be the promoter of the undertaking.
Textual Amendments
F1Words inserted by National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990 (c. 19, SIF 113:2), s. 66(1), Sch. 9 para. 19(15)(a)
F2S. 79(1A) inserted by Health and Social Services and Social Security Adjudications Act 1983 (c. 41, SIF 113:3), s. 14(2), Sch. 7 para. 3
F3Words in s. 79(1A) repealed (1.8.1995) by 1995 c. 7, ss. 14(2), 15(2), Sch. 5 (with ss. 9(3)(5)(7), 13, 14(3))
F4Words inserted by National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990 (c. 19, SIF 113:2), s. 66(1), Sch. 9 para. 19(15)(b)
F5S. 79(2A) inserted (30.9.2004) by National Health Service Reform (Scotland) Act 2004 (asp 7), ss. 11, 12(1), Sch. 1 para. 1(6); S.S.I. 2004/361, art. 2(b)(iv)
F6Words in s. 79(3) substituted (1.10.2010 for certain purposes, otherwise prosp.) by Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 8), ss. 110(2), 134(7), Sch. 17 para. 11; S.S.I. 2010/321, art. 3, Sch.
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1S. 79(1) extended by Mental Health (Scotland) Act 1984 (c. 36, SIF 85), ss. 17(2), 91(6)
C2By S.I. 1990/2369, art. 4(2)(c) certain functions of the Secretary of State under s. 79(1) are made exercisable (1.4.1991) by the Health Education Board for Scotland
C3S. 79(1): functions transferred (27.6.2002) by S.S.I. 2002/305, art. 4(2)(i) (with art. 4(4))
S. 79(1): functions transferred (31.3.2002) by S.S.I. 2002/103, art. 4(2)(c) (with art. 4(4))
C4S. 79(1A) applied (1.4.1991) by S.I. 1990/2639, art. 5(1)(2), Sch. Pt. I (which amendment fell on 1.4.2003 by virtue of the omission of the amending provision by S.S.I. 2003/154, art. 6(b))
C5By S.I. 1990/2369, art. 4(2)(d) certain functions of the Secretary of State under s. 79(1A) (see entry above) are made exercisable by the Health Education Board for Scotland
C6S. 79(1A)(3) applied (with modifications) (1.4.1993) by S.I. 1993/577, art. 5(1)(2), Sch. Pt. I (with art. 6)
S. 79(1A)(3) applied (1.4.1995) by S.I. 1995/574, art. 5(1)(2), Sch. Pt. I (with art. 6)
S. 79(1A)(3) applied (1.4.1999) by S.I. 1999/686, art. 5(1)(2), Sch. Pt. I
S. 79(1A)(3) applied (1.4.1999) by S.I. 1999/726, art. 5(1)(2), Sch. Pt. I
S. 79(1A)(3) applied (1.4.2000) by S.S.I. 2000/47, art. 5(1)(2), Sch. Pt. I
S. 79(1A)(3) applied (6.4.2001) by S.S.I. 2001/137, art. 5(1), Sch. Pt. I
S. 79(1A)(3) applied (31.3.2002) by S.S.I. 2002/103, art. 6, Sch. Pt. I (with art. 4(4))
S. 79(1A)(3) applied (27.6.2002) by S.S.I. 2002/305, art. 5(1), Sch. Pt. I (with art. 4(4))
C7S. 79(3) applied (1.4.1991) by S.I. 1990/2639, art. 5(1)(2), Sch. Pt. I
Marginal Citations
(1)All property vested in the Secretary of State by virtue of section 6 of the M4National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1947 is so vested free of any trust existing immediately before 5th July 1948; and the Secretary of State may use any such property for the purpose of any of the functions exercisable by him under this Act, but shall so far as practicable secure that the objects for which any such property was used immediately before the said 5th July are not prejudiced by the exercise of the power hereby conferred.
(2)Where the character and associations of any voluntary hospital transferred to the Secretary of State by virtue of the said Act of 1947 are such as to link it with a particular religious denomination, regard shall be had in the general administration of the hospital to the preservation of the character and associations of the hospital.
Marginal Citations
Notwithstanding anything contained in the constitution or rules of any voluntary organisation formed for the purpose of providing a service of nurses for attendance on the sick in their own home or of midwives, or in any trust deed or other instrument relating to any such organisation or service, any property vested in the organisation or held by any persons on trust for the organisation or service or for any specific purposes connected with the organisation or service may be transferred to the Secretary of State on such terms as may be agreed between the Secretary of State and the organisation or trustees, with a view to the property being used or held by the Secretary of State for purposes similar to the purposes for which it was previously used or held.
(1)All endowments vested in a Health Board by virtue of section 37 of the M5National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1972 are so vested free of any trust existing immediately before 1st April 1974 (hereafter in this section referred to in relation to any such endowment as “the original trust”); but all such endowments shall be held by the Health Board on trust for such purposes relating to services provided under this Act in or in relation to hospitals, or to the functions of the Board with respect to research, as the Board may think fit.
(2)All property vested in a Health Board by virtue of section 39 of the said Act of 1972 is so vested free of any trust existing immediately before the said 1st April (hereafter in this section referred to in relation to any such property as “the original trust”); but all such property shall be held by the Health Board on trust for such purposes relating to services provided by them under this Act, or to the functions of the Board with respect to research, as the Board may think fit.
[F7(2A)All endowments and other property (including value in lieu of the property) vested in a Health Board by virtue of section 5 or 6(2) of the Public Appointments and Public Bodies etc. (Scotland) Act 2003 (asp 4) is so vested free of any trust existing immediately before it is so vested (hereafter in this section referred to in relation to any such endowment or property as “the original trust”); but all such endowments and other property shall be held by the Health Board on trust for such purposes relating to services provided under this Act or in relation to hospitals, or to the functions of the Board with respect to research, as the Board may think fit.]
[F8(2B)All endowments and property held in trust transferred to a Health Board by an order under paragraph 26 of Schedule 7A (whenever made) are held by the Health Board free of any trust existing immediately before the transfer (hereafter in this section referred to in relation to any such endowment or property as “the original trust”); but all such endowments and property shall be held by the Health Board on trust for such purposes relating to services provided under this Act, or to the functions of the Board with respect to research, as the Board may think fit.]
(3)In exercising the power conferred on them by this section in relation to any endowment or property a Health Board shall secure, so far as is reasonably practicable, that the objects of the original trust (including, in the case of an endowment, the objects of the endowment) and the observance of any conditions attaching thereto, including, in particular, conditions intended to preserve the memory of any person or class of persons, are not prejudiced by the exercise of the power.
(4)Any reference in this section to an endowment or to any property includes a reference to the accumulated income thereof.
Textual Amendments
F7S. 82(2A) inserted (12.2.2004) by Public Appointments and Public Bodies etc. (Scotland) Act 2003 (asp 4), ss. 10(2), 21(3); S.S.I. 2003/602, art. 2(4)(c)
F8S. 82(2B) inserted (30.9.2004) by National Health Service Reform (Scotland) Act 2004 (asp 7), ss. 1(2), 12(1); S.S.I. 2004/361, art. 2(b)(i)
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C8S. 82 applied (1.4.1999) by S.I. 1999/686, art. 5(1)(2), Sch. Pt. I
Marginal Citations
(1)A Health Board [F9, and HIS,] shall have power to accept, hold and administer any property on trust for purposes relating to any service which it is their function to make arrangements for, administer or provide, or to their functions with respect to research.
[F10(1ZA)Any reference in subsection (1) to a function of HIS is to be construed as a reference to that body's health service functions only.]
[F11(1A)A Health Board shall have power to accept, hold and administer any property on trust for purposes relating to any service which it is the function of any NHS trust in the area of the Health Board to make arrangements for, administer or provide.]
(2)A local health council shall have power to accept, hold and administer any property on trust for purposes relating to any function conferred upon them by or under any enactment.
Textual Amendments
F9Words in s. 83(1) inserted (1.10.2010 for certain purposes, otherwise prosp.) by Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 8), ss. 110(2), 134(7), Sch. 17 para. 12(a); S.S.I. 2010/321, art. 3, Sch.
F10S. 83(1ZA) inserted (1.10.2010 for certain purposes, otherwise prosp.) by Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 8), ss. 110(2), 134(7), Sch. 17 para. 12(b); S.S.I. 2010/321, art. 3, Sch.
F11S. 83(1A) inserted (12.2.2004) by Public Appointments and Public Bodies etc. (Scotland) Act 2003 (asp 4), ss. 10(3), 21(3); S.S.I. 2003/602, art. 2(4)(c)
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C9S. 83(1) applied (1.4.1991) by S.I. 1990/2639, art. 5(1)(2), Sch. Pt. I
C10S. 83(1) applied (1.4.1993) by S.I. 1993/577, art. 5(1)(2), Sch. Pt. I (with art. 6)
S. 83(1) applied (1.4.1995) by S.I. 1995/574, art. 5(1)(2), Sch. Pt. I (with art. 6)
S. 83(1) applied (1.4.1999) by S.I. 1999/686, art. 5(1)(2), Sch. Pt. I
S. 83(1) applied (1.4.1999) by S.I. 1999/726, art. 5(1)(2), Sch. Pt. I
S. 83(1) applied (1.4.2000) by S.S.I. 2000/47, art. 5(1)(2), Sch. Pt. I
S. 83(1) applied (6.4.2001) by S.S.I. 2001/137, art. 5(1), Sch. Pt. I
S. 83(1) applied (31.3.2002) by S.S.I. 2002/103, art. 6, Sch. Pt. I (with art. 4(4))
S. 83(1) applied (27.6.2002) by S.S.I. 2002/305, art. 5(1), Sch. Pt. I (with art. 4(4))
(1)Where property (other than property transferred to the Secretary of State under Part V of the M6National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1972 or to a Health Board under Part VI of that Act) was immediately before 1st April 1974, and is at any time after the commencement of this Act, held on trust under a trust instrument the terms of which authorise or require the trustees (whether immediately or in the future) to apply any part of the capital or income of the property for the purposes of any hospital or service which is administered by a Health Board [F12or (in connection with the exercise of its health service functions only) by HIS][F13or an NHS trust], the trust instrument shall be construed as authorising, or, as the case may be, requiring, the trustees to pay that capital or income to the Health Board [F14or NHS trust] concerned [F15or, as the case may be, to HIS].
(2)Where property so held on trust is, under the trust instrument, to be applied for the purposes of hospitals which are administered by more than one Health Board [F16or NHS trust], the trustees shall distribute the property between the Boards [F17or NHS trusts] concerned, in such manner, having regard to the purposes of the trust, as the trustees may determine.
(3)Any sums paid to a Health Board [F18or to HIS][F19or an NHS trust] under this section shall, so far as practicable, be applied by them for the purposes specified in the trust instrument.
Textual Amendments
F12Words in s. 84(1) inserted (1.10.2010 for certain purposes, otherwise prosp.) by Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 8), ss. 110(2), 134(7), Sch. 17 para. 13(a)(i); S.S.I. 2010/321, art. 3, Sch.
F13Words inserted by National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990 (c. 19, SIF 113:2), s. 66(1), Sch. 9 para. 19(16)(a)(i)
F14Words inserted by National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990 (c. 19, SIF 113:2), s. 66(1), Sch. 9 para. 19(16)(a)(ii)
F15Words in s. 84(1) inserted (1.10.2010 for certain purposes, otherwise prosp.) by Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 8), ss. 110(2), 134(7), Sch. 17 para. 13(a)(ii); S.S.I. 2010/321, art. 3, Sch.
F16Words inserted by National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990 (c. 19, SIF 113:2), s. 66(1), Sch. 9 para. 19(16)(b)(i)
F17Words inserted by National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990 (c. 19, SIF 113:2), s. 66(1), Sch. 9 para. 19(16)(b)(ii)
F18Words in s. 84(3) inserted (1.10.2010 for certain purposes, otherwise prosp.) by Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 8), ss. 110(2), 134(7), Sch. 17 para. 13(b); S.S.I. 2010/321, art. 3, Sch.
F19Words inserted by National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990 (c. 19, SIF 113:2), s. 66(1), Sch. 9 para. 19(16)(c)
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C11S. 84 applied (1.4.1991) by S.I. 1990/2639, art. 5(1)(2), Sch. Pt. I
C12S. 84 applied (1.4.1993) by S.I. 1993/577, art. 5(1)(2), Sch. Pt. I (with art. 6)
S. 84 applied (1.4.1995) by S.I. 1995/574, art. 5(1)(2), Sch. Pt. I (with art. 6)
S. 84 applied (1.4.1999) by S.I. 1999/686, art. 5(1)(2), Sch. Pt. I
S. 84 applied (1.4.1999) by S.I. 1999/726, art. 5(1)(2), Sch. Pt. I
S. 84 applied (1.4.2000) by S.S.I. 2000/47, art. 5(1)(2), Sch. Pt. I
S. 84 applied (6.4.2001) by S.S.I. 2001/137, art. 5(1), Sch. Pt. I
S. 84 applied (27.6.2002) by S.S.I. 2002/305, art. 5(1), Sch. Pt. I (with art. 4(4))
S. 84 applied (31.3.2002) by S.S.I. 2002/103, art. 6, Sch. Pt. I (with art. 4(4))
Marginal Citations
(1)A Health Board [F21or (in connection with the exercise of its health service functions only) HIS][F22or NHS trust] shall have power to engage in activities intended to stimulate the giving (whether on trust or otherwise) of money or other property to assist them in providing or improving any services or any facilities or accommodation which is or are to be provided as part of the health service or to assist them in connection with their functions with respect to research.
(2)A local health council shall have power to engage in activities intended to stimulate the giving (whether on trust or otherwise) of money or other property to assist them in carrying out any function conferred upon them by or under any enactment.
(3)Subject to any directions of the Secretary of State excluding specified descriptions of activity, the activities authorised by this section include public appeals or collections and competitions, entertainments, bazaars, sales of produce or other goods and other similar activities and the activities may involve the use of land, premises or other property held by or for the benefit of the Board [F23, NHS trust] or local health council exercising the power [F24or, as the case may be, by or for the benefit of HIS,] subject however to any restrictions on the purposes for which trust property may be used.
(4)Subject to subsections (5) and (6), the Health Board [F23, NHS trust] or local health council at whose instance property is given in pursuance of this section shall, after defraying out of it any expenses incurred in obtaining it, hold, administer and apply the property on trust for or for the purpose for which it was given.
[F25(4A)Subsection (4) applies (subject to the subsections mentioned there) to HIS in respect of property given in pursuance of this section as it applies to a Health Board in respect of such property given at the instance of the Health Board.]
(5)Where property held by a Health Board [F26or by HIS][F23, NHS trust] or local health council under this section is more than sufficient to enable the purpose for which it was given to be fulfilled, the excess shall be applicable, in default of any provision for its application made by the trust or other instrument under or in accordance with which the property comprising the excess was given, for such purposes connected with any of the functions of the Board [F23, NHS trust] or council as the Board [F23, NHS trust] or council think fit [F27or, as the case may be, of HIS as HIS thinks fit.].
(6)Where property held by a Health Board [F28or by HIS][F23, NHS trust] or local health council under this section is insufficient to enable the purpose for which it was given to be fulfilled then—
(a)the Board [F29or, as the case may be, HIS][F23, NHS trust] or the council may apply so much of the capital or income at their disposal as is needed to enable the purpose to be fulfilled subject, however, in the case of trust property, to any restrictions on the purposes for which the trust property may be applied, and in the case of money paid or payable by the Secretary of State under section 85(1), to any directions he may give; but
(b)where the capital or income applicable under paragraph (a) is insufficient or is not applied to enable the purpose to be fulfilled, the property so held by the Board [F30or by HIS][F23, NHS trust] or the council shall be applicable, in default of any provision for its application made by the trust or other instrument under or in accordance with which the property was given, for such purposes connected with any of the functions of the Board [F23, NHS trust] or council as the Board [F23, NHS trust] or council think fit [F31or, as the case may be, any of the health service functions of HIS as HIS thinks fit.].
(7)Where under subsections (5) or (6) property becomes applicable for purposes other than that for which it was given, the Health Board [F32or, as the case may be, HIS][F23, NHS trust] or local health council shall have regard to the desirability of applying the property for a purpose similar to that for which it was given.]
Textual Amendments
F20S. 84A inserted by Health Services Act 1980 (c. 53), s. 5(2)
F21Words in s. 84A(1) inserted (1.10.2010 for certain purposes, otherwise prosp.) by Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 8), ss. 110(2), 134(7), Sch. 17 para. 14(a); S.S.I. 2010/321, art. 3, Sch.
F22Words inserted by National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990 (c. 19, SIF 113:2), s. 66(1), Sch. 9 para. 19(17)(a)
F23Words inserted by National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990 (c. 19, SIF 113:2), s. 66(1), Sch. 9 para. 19(17)(b)
F24Words in s. 84A(3) inserted (1.10.2010 for certain purposes, otherwise prosp.) by Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 8), ss. 110(2), 134(7), Sch. 17 para. 14(b); S.S.I. 2010/321, art. 3, Sch.
F25S. 84A(4A) inserted (1.10.2010 for certain purposes, otherwise prosp.) by Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 8), ss. 110(2), 134(7), Sch. 17 para. 14(c); S.S.I. 2010/321, art. 3, Sch.
F26Words in s. 84A(5) inserted (1.10.2010 for certain purposes, otherwise prosp.) by Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 8), ss. 110(2), 134(7), Sch. 17 para. 14(d)(i); S.S.I. 2010/321, art. 3, Sch.
F27Words in s. 84A(5) inserted (1.10.2010 for certain purposes, otherwise prosp.) by Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 8), ss. 110(2), 134(7), Sch. 17 para. 14(d)(ii); S.S.I. 2010/321, art. 3, Sch.
F28Words in s. 84A(6) inserted (1.10.2010 for certain purposes, otherwise prosp.) by Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 8), ss. 110(2), 134(7), Sch. 17 para. 14(e)(i); S.S.I. 2010/321, art. 3, Sch.
F29Words in s. 84A(6)(a) inserted (1.10.2010 for certain purposes, otherwise prosp.) by Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 8), ss. 110(2), 134(7), Sch. 17 para. 14(e)(ii); S.S.I. 2010/321, art. 3, Sch.
F30Words in s. 84A(6)(b) inserted (1.10.2010 for certain purposes, otherwise prosp.) by Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 8), ss. 110(2), 134(7), Sch. 17 para. 14(e)(iii); S.S.I. 2010/321, art. 3, Sch.
F31Words in s. 84A(6) inserted (1.10.2010 for certain purposes, otherwise prosp.) by Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 8), ss. 110(2), 134(7), Sch. 17 para. 14(e)(iv); S.S.I. 2010/321, art. 3, Sch.
F32Words in s. 84A(7) inserted (1.10.2010 for certain purposes, otherwise prosp.) by Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 8), ss. 110(2), 134(7), Sch. 17 para. 14(f); S.S.I. 2010/321, art. 3, Sch.
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C13S. 84A applied (1.4.1991) by S.I. 1990/2639, art. 5(1)(2), Sch. Pt. I
C14S. 84A applied (1.4.1993) by S.I. 1993/577, art. 5(1)(2), Sch. Pt. I (with art. 6)
S. 84A applied (1.4.1995) by S.I. 1995/574, art. 5(1)(2), Sch. Pt. I (with art. 6)
S. 84A applied (1.4.1999) by S.I. 1999/686, art. 5(1)(2), Sch. Pt. I
S. 84A applied (1.4.1999) by S.I. 1999/726, art. 5(1)(2), Sch. Pt. I
S. 84A applied (1.4.2000) by S.S.I. 2000/47, art. 5(1)(2), Sch. Pt. I
S. 84A applied (6.4.2001) by S.S.I. 2001/137, art. 5(1), Sch. Pt. I
S. 84A applied (27.6.2002) by S.S.I. 2002/305, art. 5(1), Sch. Pt. I (with art. 4(4))
S. 84A applied (31.3.2002) by S.S.I. 2002/103, art. 6, Sch. Pt. I (with art. 4(4))
Textual Amendments
F33S. 84B and cross-heading inserted (S.) (17.10.2005) by Smoking, Health and Social Care (Scotland) Act 2005 (asp 13), ss. 37(1), 43(3); S.S.I. 2005/492, art. 3(a), Sch. 1
(1)The Scottish Ministers may do any (or all) of the following—
(a)form or participate in forming companies to provide facilities or services for persons or groups of persons exercising functions, or otherwise providing services, under this Act;
(b)participate in companies providing facilities or services for persons or groups of persons falling within paragraph (a);
(c)with a view to securing or facilitating the provision by companies of facilities or services for persons or groups of persons falling within paragraph (a)—
(i)invest in the companies (whether by acquiring assets, securities or rights or otherwise);
(ii)provide loans and guarantees and make other kinds of financial provision to or in respect of them.
(2)For the purpose of subsection (1), it is immaterial that the facilities or services provided or to be provided by a company are not provided or to be provided—
(a)only to persons or groups of persons exercising functions, or otherwise providing services, under this Act; or
(b)to such persons or groups of persons only in that capacity.
(3)In this section—
“companies” means companies [F34as defined in section 1(1) of the Companies Act 2006];
“facilities” includes the provision of (or the use of) premises, goods, equipment, materials, vehicles, plant or apparatus.]
Textual Amendments
F34Words in s. 84B(3) substituted (1.10.2009) by The Companies Act 2006 (Consequential Amendments, Transitional Provisions and Savings) Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/1941), arts. 1(2), 2(1), Sch. 1 para. 39
(1)The Secretary of State shall pay to each Health Board sums equal to their general Part II expenditure.
(2)“General Part II expenditure" is expenditure which—
(a)is attributable to the payment of remuneration to persons providing services in pursuance of Part II; but
(b)does not fall within paragraphs (b) to (e) of subsection (4).
(3)The Secretary of State shall pay to each Health Board [F36and to HIS], in respect of each financial year, sums not exceeding the amount allotted for that year by the Secretary of State to the Board [F37or, as the case may be, HIS] towards meeting their main expenditure.
(4)In subsection (3) “main expenditure” means expenditure which is attributable to—
(a)the performance by the Board of their functions [F38or, as the case may be, by HIS of its health service functions,] in that year, but—
(i)is not general Part II expenditure; and
(ii)does not fall within paragraphs (b) [F39or (c)];
(b)the reimbursement of expenses of persons providing services in pursuance of Part II which are designated expenses incurred in connection with the provision of the services (or in giving instruction in matters relating to the services);
(c)remuneration which is paid to persons providing additional pharmaceutical services (in accordance with directions under section 27A) in respect of such of those services as are designated;
(d)F40. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(e)remuneration which is referable to the cost of drugs for which the Health Board is accountable in that year (whether paid by it or by another Health Board).
(5)In paragraphs (b) to (e) of subsection (4), “designated” means designated in writing by the Secretary of State for the purposes of that paragraph and in relation to the allotment in question.
(6)An amount is allotted to a Health Board [F41or to HIS] for a year under this section when they are notified by the Secretary of State that it is allotted to them for that year; and the Secretary of State may make an allotment under this section increasing or reducing an allotment previously so made.
(7)Where the Secretary of State proposes to pay any sum to a Health Board, he may, with the consent of the Treasury, instead pay that sum to an NHS trust in discharge of the whole or any part of any liability of the Health Board to the NHS trust.
(8)The Secretary of State may give directions to a Health Board [F42or to HIS] with respect to the application of sums paid to them and a Board to whom directions have been given under this subsection [F43and HIS, when directions are so given to it,] shall comply with the directions.
(9)The expenditure of a University Liaison Committee shall, for the purposes of this section, be deemed to be the expenditure of the Health Board for whose area it is constituted, and, where a University Liaison Committee is constituted for the areas of more than one Health Board, its expenditure shall be apportioned between the Boards concerned in such manner as may be determined by the Secretary of State.
(10)Payments under this section shall be made at such times and in such manner, and subject to such conditions as to records, certificates or otherwise, as the Secretary of State may determine.
(11)In this section and section 85AB, “drugs” includes medicines and listed appliances (within the meaning of section 27).]
Textual Amendments
F35S. 85, 85AA, 85AB substituted for s. 85 (1.10.1999) by 1999 c. 8, s. 52; S.I. 1999/90, art. 2(a), Sch. 1
F36Words in s. 85AA(3) inserted (1.10.2010 for certain purposes, otherwise prosp.) by Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 8), ss. 110(2), 134(7), Sch. 17 para. 15(a)(i); S.S.I. 2010/321, art. 3, Sch.
F37Words in s. 85AA(3) inserted (1.10.2010 for certain purposes, otherwise prosp.) by Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 8), ss. 110(2), 134(7), Sch. 17 para. 15(a)(ii); S.S.I. 2010/321, art. 3, Sch.
F38Words in s. 85AA(4)(a) inserted (1.10.2010 for certain purposes, otherwise prosp.) by Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 8), ss. 110(2), 134(7), Sch. 17 para. 15(b); S.S.I. 2010/321, art. 3, Sch.
F39Words in s. 85AA(4)(a)(ii) substituted (1.4.2004) by Primary Medical Services (Scotland) Act 2004 (asp 1), ss. 8, 9(1), {Sch. para. 1(16)(a); S.S.I. 2004/58, art. 2(3)}
F40S. 85AA(4)(d) repealed (1.4.2004) by Primary Medical Services (Scotland) Act 2004 (asp 1), ss. 8, 9(1), {Sch. para. 1(16)(b); S.S.I. 2004/58, art. 2(3)}
F41Words in s. 85AA(6) inserted (1.10.2010 for certain purposes, otherwise prosp.) by Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 8), ss. 110(2), 134(7), Sch. 17 para. 15(c); S.S.I. 2010/321, art. 3, Sch.
F42Words in s. 85AA(8) inserted (1.10.2010 for certain purposes, otherwise prosp.) by Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 8), ss. 110(2), 134(7), Sch. 17 para. 15(d)(i); S.S.I. 2010/321, art. 3, Sch.
F43Words in s. 85AA(8) inserted (1.10.2010 for certain purposes, otherwise prosp.) by Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 8), ss. 110(2), 134(7), Sch. 17 para. 15(d)(ii); S.S.I. 2010/321, art. 3, Sch.
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C15S. 85AA applied (1.4.2000) by S.S.I. 2000/47, art. 5(1)(2), Sch. Pt. I
S. 85AA applied (6.4.2001) by S.S.I. 2001/137, art. 5(1), Sch. Pt. I
S. 85AA applied (31.3.2002) by S.S.I. 2002/103, art. 6, Sch. Pt. I (with art. 4(4))
S.85AA applied (27.6.2002) by S.S.I. 2002/305, art. 5(1), Sch. Pt. I (with art. 4(4))
C16S. 85AA applied (1.4.2003) by S.I. 1990/2639, art. 5(1), Sch. Pt. 1 (as amended by The Health Education Board for Scotland Amendment Order 2003 (S.S.I. 2003/154), art. 6(c))
(1)For each financial year, the Secretary of State shall apportion, in such manner as he thinks appropriate, among all Health Boards the total of the remuneration referable to the cost of drugs which is paid by each Health Board in that year.
(2)A Health Board is accountable in any year for remuneration referable to the cost of drugs to the extent (and only to the extent) that such remuneration is apportioned to it under subsection (1).
(3)Where in any financial year any remuneration referable to the cost of drugs for which a Health Board is accountable is paid by another Health Board, the remuneration is to be treated (for the purposes of this section) as having been paid by the first Health Board in the performance of its functions.
(4)The Secretary of State may, in particular, exercise his discretion under subsection (1)—
(a)so that any apportionment reflects, in the case of each Health Board, the financial consequences of orders for the provision of drugs, being orders which in his opinion are attributable to the Board in question;
(b)by reference to averaged or estimated amounts.
(5)The Secretary of State may make provision for any remuneration referable to the cost of drugs which is paid by a Health Board other than the Health Board which is accountable for the payment to be reimbursed in such manner as he may determine.
(6)The Secretary of State shall determine what remuneration paid by Health Boards to persons providing pharmaceutical services is to be treated for the purposes of section 85AA and this section as remuneration referable to the cost of drugs.]
Textual Amendments
(1)There shall, in respect of each financial year, be paid by the Secretary of State sums not exceeding the amount allotted by him for that year to each of the following bodies towards meeting the expenditure attributable to the performance by that body of their functions in that year—
(a)the Agency;
(b)every Special Health Board;
(c)F46. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(d)the Dental Estimates Board;
(e)the tribunal;
[F47(ea)HIS;]
(f)every local health council.
[F48(1A)The reference in subsection (1) to the functions of HIS is to be construed as a reference to that body's health service functions only.]
(2)The date on which an allotment under subsection (1) (including an allotment increasing or reducing an allotment previously made) takes effect is the date on which the body receiving the allotment are notified of its amount by the Secretary of State.
(3)The Secretary of State may give directions to a body referred to in subsection (1) with respect to the application of the sums paid to them under that subsection and it shall be the duty of any body to whom directions have been given under this subsection to comply with the directions.
(4)Payments under subsection (1) shall be made at such times and in such manner, and subject to such conditions as to records, certificates or otherwise, as the Secretary of State may determine.]
Textual Amendments
F45S. 85,85AA, 85AB substituted for s. 85 (1.10.1999) by 1999 c. 8, s. 52 ; S.S.I. 1999/90, art. 2(a), Sch. 1
F46S. 85(1)(c) repealed (1.4.2004) by Public Appointments and Public Bodies etc. (Scotland) Act 2003 (asp 4), ss. 17, 21(2), Sch. 4 para. 5(12); S.S.I. 2004/148, art. 2(c)
F47S. 85(1)(ea) inserted (1.10.2010 for certain purposes, otherwise prosp.) by Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 8), ss. 110(2), 134(7), Sch. 17 para. 16(a); S.S.I. 2010/321, art. 3, Sch.
F48S. 85(1A) inserted (1.10.2010 for certain purposes, otherwise prosp.) by Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 8), ss. 110(2), 134(7), Sch. 17 para. 16(b); S.S.I. 2010/321, art. 3, Sch.
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C17S. 85 applied (5.10.2005) by Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003 (asp 13), ss. 4(3), 333(2)-(4), Sch. 1 para. 9(a), S.S.I. 2005/161, art. 3
C18S. 85(1)(2)(3)(4) applied (1.4.2000) by S.S.I. 2000/47, art. 5(1)(2), Sch. Pt. I
S. 85(1)(2)(3)(4) applied (6.4.2001) by S.S.I. 2001/137, art. 5(1), Sch. Pt. I
S. 85(1)(2)(3)(4) applied (31.3.2002) by S.S.I. 2002/103, art. 6, Sch. Pt. I (with art. 4(4))
S. 85(1)(2)(3)(4) applied (27.6.2002) by S.S.I. 2002/305, art. 5(1), Sch. Pt. I (with art. 4(4))
(1)It is the duty of each such body as is referred to in section [F5085AA(1) or]85(1), in respect of each financial year, so to perform their functions as to secure that the expenditure attributable to the performance of their functions in that year does not exceed the aggregate of—
(a)the amounts allotted to that body for that year under section [F5085AA(1) or]85(1) [F51and, as the case may be, section [F5285AA(3)]];
(b)any other sums received under this Act in that year by that body; and
(c)any sums received otherwise than under this Act in that year by that body for the purposes of enabling them to defray any such expenditure.
[F53(1A)References to “functions” in subsection (1) are, in the application of that subsection to HIS, to be construed as references to HIS's health service functions only.]
(2)[F54Subsection (9) of section 85AA]shall apply for the purposes of this section as it applies for the purposes of that section.
(3)The Secretary of State may give such directions to a body referred to in section [F5585AA(1) or]85(1) as appear to him to be requisite to secure that the body comply with the duty imposed on them by subsection (1) and it shall be the duty of the body to comply with the directions.
Directions under this subsection may be specific in character.
(4)To the extent to which—
(a)any expenditure of a Health Board [F56, HIS] or a local health council is defrayed by that body as trustee; or
(b)any sums are received by such a body as trustee or under section 84A,
that expenditure and, subject to subsection (5), those sums shall be disregarded for the purposes of this section, and, for those purposes, sums which, in the hands of such a body, cease to be trust funds and become applicable by the body otherwise than as trustee shall be treated, on their becoming so applicable, as having been received by the body otherwise than as trustee.
(5)Of the sums received by a body under section 84A so much only as accrues to the body after defraying any expenses incurred in obtaining them shall be disregarded under subsection (4).
(6)Subject to subsection (4), the Secretary of State may, by directions, determine—
(a)whether sums of a description specified in the directions are or are not to be treated for the purposes of this section as being receivable under this Act by a body of a description so specified;
(b)whether expenditure of a description specified in the directions is or is not to be treated for the purposes of this section as being attributable to the performance of functions by a body of a description so specified; or
(c)the extent to which and the circumstances in which sums received but not yet spent by a body under section [F5785AA(1)]85(1) [F58, or, as the case may be, section [F5985AA(3)]] are to be treated for the purposes of this section as part of the expenditure of the body and to which financial year’s expenditure they are to be attributed.]
Textual Amendments
F49S. 85A inserted by Health Services Act 1980 (c. 53), s. 6(4)(5) in relation to the financial year 1980 to 1981 and subsequent years
F50Words in s. 85A(1) inserted (1.10.1999) by 1999 c. 8, s. 65(1), Sch. 4 para. 55(a); S.S.I. 1999/90, art. 2(a)(b), Sch. 1
F51Words inserted by Health and Medicines Act 1988 (c. 49, SIF 113:2), s. 16(4)(a)
F52Word in s. 85A(1)(a) substituted (1.10.1999) by 1999 c. 8, s. 65(1), Sch. 4 para. 55(a); S.S.I. 1999/90, art. 2(a)(b), Sch. 1
F53S. 85A(1A) inserted (1.10.2010 for certain purposes, otherwise prosp.) by Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 8), ss. 110(2), 134(7), Sch. 17 para. 17(a); S.S.I. 2010/321, art. 3, Sch.
F54Words in s. 85A(2) substituted (1.10.1999) by 1999 c. 8, s. 65(1), Sch. 4 para. 55(b); S.S.I. 1999/90, art. 2(a)(b), Sch. 1
F55Words in s. 85A(3) inserted (1.10.1999) by 1999 c. 8, s. 65(1), Sch. 4 para. 55(c); S.S.I. 1999/90, art. 2(a)(b), Sch. 1
F56Words in s. 85A(4)(a) inserted (1.10.2010 for certain purposes, otherwise prosp.) by Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 8), ss. 110(2), 134(7), Sch. 17 para. 17(b); S.S.I. 2010/321, art. 3, Sch.
F57Word in s. 85A(6)(c) inserted (1.10.1999) by 1999 c. 8, s. 65(1), Sch. 4 para. 55(d); S.S.I. 1999/90, art. 2(a)(b), Sch. 1
F58Words inserted by Health and Medicines Act 1988 (c. 49, SIF 113:2), s. 16(4)(b)
F59Word in s. 85A(6)(c) substituted (1.10.1999) by 1999 c. 8, s. 65(1), Sch. 4 para. 55(d); S.S.I. 1999/90, art. 2(a)(b), Sch. 1
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C19S. 85A(1)(3) extended by Mental Health (Scotland) Act 1984 (c. 36, SIF 85), ss. 2(8)(b), 17(2), 91(2), Sch. 1 para. 8(d)
C20Ss. 85(1)(2A), 85A(1)(3)(4) applied (1.4.1991) by S.I. 1990/2639, art. 5(1)(2), Sch. Pt. I
C21S. 85A(1)(3)(4) applied (1.4.1993) by S.I. 1993/577, art. 5(1)(2), Sch. Pt. I (with
S. 85A(1)(3)(4) applied (1.4.1995) by S.I. 1995/574, art. 5(1)(2), Sch. Pt. I (with art. 6)
S. 85A(1)(3)(4) applied (1.4.1999) by S.I. 1999/686, art 5(1)(2), Sch. Pt. I
S. 85A(1)(3)(4) applied (1.4.1999) by S.I. 1999/726, art. 5(1)(2), Sch. Pt. I
S. 85A(1)(3)(4) applied (1.4.2000) by S.S.I. 2000/47, art. 5(1)(2), Sch. Pt. I
S. 85A(1)(3)(4) applied (6.4.2001) by S.S.I. 2001/137, art. 5(1), Sch. Pt. I
S. 85A(1)(3)(4) applied (31.3.2002) by S.S.I. 2002/103, art. 6, Sch. Pt. I (with art. 4(4))
S. 85A(1)(3)(4) applied (27.6.2002) by S.S.I. 2002/305, art. 5(1), Sch. Pt. I (with art. 4(4))
C22S. 85A(1) applied (5.10.2005) by Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003 (asp 13), ss. 4(3), 333(2)-(4), Sch. 1 para. 9(b), S.S.I. 2005/161, art. 3
C23S. 85A(3) applied (5.10.2005) by Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003 (asp 13), ss. 4(3), 333(2)-(4), Sch. 1 para. 9(b), S.S.I. 2005/161, art. 3
(1)The Secretary of State may by regulations made with the consent of the Treasury establish a scheme whereby any of the bodies mentioned in subsection (2) may make provision to meet—
(a)expenses arising from any loss of or damage to their property; and
(b)liabilities to third parties for loss, damage (including solatium) or injury arising out of the carrying out of the functions of the bodies concerned.
(2)The bodies referred to in subsection (1) are—
(a)Health Boards;
(b)the Agency;
(c)F61. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(e)Special Health Boards][F64;
[F65(ea)HIS;] and
(f)the Mental Welfare Commission for Scotland],
but a scheme under this section may limit the class or description of bodies which are eligible to participate in it.
[F66(2A)The reference—
(a)in paragraph (a) of subsection (1) to property of HIS is to be construed as a reference to property held by HIS in connection with the exercise of its health service functions;
(b)in paragraph (b) of that subsection to the functions of HIS is to be construed as a reference to the health service functions of that body.]
(3)Without prejudice to the generality of the power conferred by subsection (1), a scheme under this section may-
(a)provide for the scheme to be administered by the Secretary of State, the Agency [F67HIS], or a Health Board or NHS trust specified in the scheme;
(b)require any body which participates in the scheme to make payments in accordance with the scheme; and
(c)provide for the making of payments for the purposes of the scheme by the Secretary of State.
(4)Without prejudice to any other power of direction conferred on the Secretary of State,-
(a)if the Secretary of State so directs, any body which is eligible to participate in a scheme shall do so; and
(b)where a scheme provides for it to be administered by the Secretary of State, the Agency [F68, HIS] or a Health Board or NHS trust shall carry out such functions in connection with the administration of the scheme as the Secretary of State may direct.
(5)Neither the Secretary of State nor any body administering a scheme under this section shall, by virtue of their activities under the scheme, be regarded as [F69effecting or carrying out contracts of insurance for the purposes of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000].]
Textual Amendments
F60S. 85B inserted by National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990 (c. 19, SIF 113:2), s. 41
F61S. 85B(2)(c) repealed (27.9.2005) by The Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003 (Modification of Enactments) Order 2005 (S.S.I. 2005/465), arts. 1, 3, Sch. 2
F62S. 85B(2)(e) and the word preceding it inserted (1.10.1999) by 1999 c. 8, s. 65(1), Sch. 4 para. 56(b); S.S.I. 1999/90, art. 2(a)(b), Sch. 1
F63Word in s. 85B(2) repealed (13.5.2002) by 2002 asp 5, s.21(a); S.S.I. 2002/170, art. 2
F64S. 85B(2)(f) and the word preceding it inserted (13.5.2002) by 2002 asp 5, s. 21(b); S.S.I. 2002/170, art. 2(2)
F65S. 85B(2)(ea) inserted (1.10.2010 for certain purposes, otherwise prosp.) by Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 8), ss. 110(2), 134(7), Sch. 17 para. 18(a); S.S.I. 2010/321, art. 3, Sch.
F66S. 85B(2A) inserted (1.10.2010 for certain purposes, otherwise prosp.) by Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 8), ss. 110(2), 134(7), Sch. 17 para. 18(b); S.S.I. 2010/321, art. 3, Sch.
F67Words in s. 85B(3)(a) inserted (1.10.2010 for certain purposes, otherwise prosp.) by Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 8), ss. 110(2), 134(7), Sch. 17 para. 18(c); S.S.I. 2010/321, art. 3, Sch.
F68Words in s. 85B(4)(b) inserted (1.10.2010 for certain purposes, otherwise prosp.) by Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 8), ss. 110(2), 134(7), Sch. 17 para. 18(d); S.S.I. 2010/321, art. 3, Sch.
F69Words in s. 85B(5) substituted (1.12.2001) by S.I. 2001/3649, arts. 1, 221
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C24Ss. 85B, 86 applied (1.4.1991) by S.I. 1990/2639, art. 5(1)(2), Sch. Pt. I
C25S. 85B applied (1.4.1993) by S.I. 1993/577, art. 5(1)(2), Sch. Pt. I (with art. 6)
S. 85B applied (1.4.1995) by S.I. 1995/574, art. 5(1)(2), Sch. Pt. I (with art. 6)
S. 85B applied (1.4.1999) by S.I. 1999/686, art. 5(1)(2), Sch. Pt. I
S. 85B applied (1.4.1999) by S.I. 1999/726, art. 5(1)(2), Sch. Pt. I
S. 85B applied (1.4.2000) by S.S.I. 2000/47, art. 5(1)(2), Sch. Pt. I
S. 85B applied (6.4.2001) by S.S.I. 2001/137, art. 5(1), Sch. Pt. I
S. 85B applied (31.3.2002) by S.S.I. 2002/103, art. 6, Sch. Pt. I (with art. 4(4))
S. 85B applied (27.6.2002) by S.S.I. 2002/305, art. 5(1), Sch. Pt. I (with art. 4(4))
[F70(1)The following bodies that is to say—
(a)every Health Board;
(b)the Agency; and
[F71(ba)HIS;]
(c)every NHS trust,]
shall keep, in such form as the Secretary of State may, with the approval of the Treasury, direct, accounts of all moneys received or paid out by them [F72(in the case of HIS, in connection with the exercise of that body's health service functions only)], and [F73shall send those accounts to the Scottish Ministers by such time as they may direct].
[F74(1AA)The Scottish Ministers shall send the accounts to the Auditor General for Scotland for auditing.]
[F75F76(1A). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(1B)In preparing its annual accounts in pursuance of subsection (1), an NHS trust shall comply with any directions given by the Secretary of State with the approval of the Treasury as to—
(a)the methods and principles according to which the accounts are to be prepared; and
(b)the information to be given in the accounts.]
(1C). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
F77(2). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
F76(3)Every [F78body mentioned in paragraphs (a) to (c) of subsection (1)] shall prepare and transmit to the Secretary of State in respect of each financial year accounts in such form as the Secretary of State may, with the approval of the Treasury, direct.
[F79(4)The Scottish Ministers may if they think fit prepare, in respect of any financial year, summarised or consolidated accounts, in such form as they may determine, of such of the bodies mentioned in paragraphs (a) to (c) of subsection (1), or such groups of those bodies, as they may determine; and they shall transmit any such accounts to the Auditor General for Scotland for auditing]
F76(5). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Textual Amendments
F70S. 86(1)(a)(b)(c) substituted by National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990 (c. 19, SIF 113:2), s. 36(2)(3)
F71S. 86(1)(ba) inserted (1.10.2010 for certain purposes, otherwise prosp.) by Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 8), ss. 110(2), 134(7), Sch. 17 para. 19(a)(i); S.S.I. 2010/321, art. 3, Sch.
F72Words in s. 86(1) inserted (1.10.2010 for certain purposes, otherwise prosp.) by Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 8), ss. 110(2), 134(7), Sch. 17 para. 19(a)(ii); S.S.I. 2010/321, art. 3, Sch.
F73Words in s. 86(1) substituted (1.4.2000) by 2000 asp 1, s. 26(1), Sch. 4 para. 4(3)(a); S.S.I. 2000/10, art. 2(3)
F74S.86(1AA) inserted (1.4.2000) by 2000 asp 1, s. 26(1), Sch. 4 para. 4(3)(b); S.S.I. 2000/10, art. 2(3)
F75S. 86(1A)(1B) inserted by National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990 (c. 19, SIF 113:2), s. 36(2)(4)
F76S. 86(1A)(1C)(5) repealed (1.10.1999) by 1999 c. 8, s. 65, Sch. 4 para. 57, Sch. 5; S.S.I. 1999/90, art. 2(b)(c), Sch. 2
F77S. 86(2) repealed (1.4.1995) by National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990 (c. 19, SIF 113:2), ss. 36(1), 66(2), Sch. 7 para. 14(4), Sch. 10; S.I. 1994/2658, art. 4(a)(b) and expressed to be repealed (1.4.2000) by 2000 asp 1, s. 26(1), Sch. 4 para. 4(3)(c); S.S.I. 2000/10, art. 2(3)
F78Words substituted by National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990 (c. 19, SIF 113:2), s. 36(6)
F79S. 86(4) substituted (1.4.2000) by 2000 asp 1, s. 26(1), Sch. 4 para. 4(3)(d); S.I. 2000/10, art. 2(3)
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C26Ss. 85B, 86 applied (1.4.1991) by S.I. 1990/2639, art. 5(1)(2), Sch. Pt. I
C27S. 86 extended by Mental Health (Scotland) Act 1984 (c. 36, SIF 85), ss. 2(8)(c), 17(2), 91(2), Sch. 1 para. 8(e)
C28S. 86 applied (1.4.1993) by S.I. 1993/577, art. 5(1)(2), Sch. Pt. I(with art. 6)
S. 86 applied (1.4.1995) by S.I. 1995/574, art. 5(1)(2), Sch. Pt. I (with art. 6)
S. 86 applied (1.4.1999) by S.I. 1999/686, art. 5(1)(2), Sch. Pt. I
S. 86 applied (1.4.1999) by S.I. 1999/726, art. 5(1)(2), Sch. Pt. I
S. 86 applied (1.4.2000) by S.S.I. 2000/47, art. 5(1)(2), Sch. Pt. I
S. 86 applied (6.4.2001) by S.S.I. 2001/137, art. 5(1), Sch. Pt. I
S. 86 applied (31.3.2002) by S.S.I. 2002/103, art. 6, Sch. Pt. I (with art. 4(4))
S. 86 applied (27.6.2002) by S.S.I. 2002/305, art. 5(1), Sch. Pt. I (with art. 4(4))
C29S. 86 applied (5.10.2005) by Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003 (asp 13), ss. 4(3), 333(2)-(4), Sch. 1 para. 9(c), S.S.I. 2005/161, art. 3
(1)Regulations may provide, in the case of all or any of the following bodies, that is to say, Health Boards, the Agency [F80HIS], and the Dental Estimates Board, for restricting the making of payments by or on behalf of the body otherwise than on such authorisation and subject to such conditions as may be specified in the regulations; but such provision may be made subject to such exceptions as may be so specified.
(2)Regulations made under this section may contain such other provisions as to the making and carrying out by all or any of those bodies of such arrangements with respect to financial matters as the Secretary of State thinks necessary for the purpose of securing that the affairs of such bodies are conducted, so far as reasonably practicable, in such manner as to prevent financial loss and to ensure and maintain efficiency.
(3)Without prejudice to the operation of the provisions of any such regulations, the Secretary of State may give to any of the said bodies such directions (which may be specific in character) as to any matter with respect to which regulations may be made under this section as it appears to him is requisite for the purpose of securing that the affairs of the body are conducted, so far as reasonably practicable, in such manner as is mentioned in subsection (2); and a body to whom any such directions are given shall comply therewith.
[F81(4)In relation to HIS, the references—
(a)in subsection (1) to payments;
(b)in subsection (2) to arrangements and affairs; and
(c)in subsection (3) to affairs,
are to be construed as references to payments, arrangements and affairs for or in connection with the exercise by HIS of its health service functions only.]
Textual Amendments
F80Words in s. 87(1) inserted (1.10.2010 for certain purposes, otherwise prosp.) by Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 8), ss. 110(2), 134(7), Sch. 17 para. 20(a); S.S.I. 2010/321, art. 3, Sch.
F81S. 87(4) added (1.10.2010 for certain purposes, otherwise prosp.) by Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 8), ss. 110(2), 134(7), Sch. 17 para. 20(b); S.S.I. 2010/321, art. 3, Sch.
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C30S. 87 applied (1.4.1991) by S.I. 1990/2639, art. 5(1)(2), Sch. Pt. I
C31S. 87 applied (1.4.1993) by S.I. 1993/577, art. 5(1)(2), Sch. Pt. I (with art. 6)
S. 87 applied (1.4.1995) by S.I. 1995/574, art. 5(1)(2), Sch. Pt. I (with art. 6)
S. 87 applied (1.4.1999) by S.I. 1999/686, art. 5(1)(2), Sch. Pt. I
S. 87 applied (1.4.1999) by S.I. 1999/726, art. 5(1)(2), Sch. Pt. I
S. 87 applied (1.4.2000) by S.S.I. 2000/47, art. 5(1)(2), Sch. Pt. I
S. 87 applied (6.4.2001) by S.S.I. 2001/137, art. 5(1), Sch. Pt. I
S. 87 applied (31.3.2002) by S.S.I. 2002/103, art. 6, Sch. Pt. I (with art. 4(4))
S. 87 applied (27.6.2002) by S.S.I. 2002/305, art. 5(1), Sch. Pt. I (with art. 4(4))
Textual Amendments
F82Ss. 87A–87C inserted (the insertion being in force 17.9.1990 in relation to the provisions of section 87A and section 87B(1) (in so far as section 87B(1) provides for the meaning of “recognised fund-holding practice" and “allotted sum") but otherwise in force 1.4.1991) by National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990 (c. 19, SIF 113:2), s. 34
Textual Amendments
F83S. 87A repealed (1.10.1999) by 1999 c. 8, ss. 45, 65(2), Sch. 5; S.S.I. 1999/90, art. 2(a)(c), Sch. 1, 2
Textual Amendments
F84S. 87B repealed (1.10.1999) by 1999 c. 8, ss. 45, 65(2), Sch. 5; S.S.I. 1999/90, art. 2(a)(c), Sch. 2
Textual Amendments
F85S. 87C repealed (1.10.1999) by 1999 c. 8, ss. 45, 65(2), Sch. 5; S.S.I. 1999/90, art. 2(a)(c), Sch. 1, Sch. 2
Textual Amendments
F86S. 87D inserted (1.4.1992) by National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990 (c. 19, SIF 113:2), s. 35
Textual Amendments
F87S. 87D repealed (1.10.1999) by 1999 c. 8, ss. 45, 65(2), Sch. 4 para. 58, Sch. 5; S.S.I. 1999/90, art. 2(a)(c), Sch. 1, Sch. 2
(1)The Secretary of State may pay to members of—
(a)F88. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(b)the Dental Estimates Board,
(c)the Tribunal,
(d)any body on which functions are conferred by regulations under section 22 [F89or by regulations which make provision in relation to section 17C arrangements of a kind that may be made by regulations under section 22], and
(e)any body specified in an order made by the Secretary of State as being a body recognised by him to have been formed for the purpose of performing a function connected with the provision of services under this Act,
such travelling and other allowances, including compensation for loss of remunerative time, as he may, with the approval of the Minister for the Civil Service, from time to time determine.
(2)The Secretary of State may pay to members of—
(a)F90. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(b)the Dental Estimates Board,
(c)the Tribunal,
(d)any other body constituted under or by virtue of Part II, being a body specified in an order made for the purposes of this section by the Secretary of State with the approval of the Minister for the Civil Service, and
(e)any body on which functions are conferred by regulations under section 22 [F89or by regulations which make provision in relation to section 17C arrangements of a kind that may be made by regulations under section 22],
such remuneration as the Secretary of State may, with such approval, from time to time determine.
(3)Allowances shall not be paid under subsection (1) except in connection with the performance of such powers or duties, in such circumstances, as may, with the approval of the Minister for the Civil Service, be determined by the Secretary of State.
(4)Any payments made under this section shall be made at such times and in such manner, and subject to such conditions as to records, certificates or otherwise, as the Secretary of State may, with the approval of the Minister for the Civil Service, determine.
Textual Amendments
F88S. 88(1)(a) repealed (1.4.2004) by Public Appointments and Public Bodies etc. (Scotland) Act 2003 (asp 4), ss. 17, 21(2), Sch. 4 para. 5(13)(a); S.S.I. 2004/148, art. 2(c)
F89Words in s. 88(1)(d)(2)(e) inserted (5.3.2001) by 1997 c. 46, s. 41(10), Sch. 2 Pt. I para. 56; S.S.I. 2001/58, art. 2
(1)The Secretary of State may enter into an agreement with the governing body of any hospital to which this section applies for admitting, on such terms and conditions as may be provided in the agreement, officers of the hospital of such classes as may be so provided to participate in the superannuation benefits provided under regulations made under section 10 of the M7Superannuation Act 1972, in like manner as officers of Health Boards; and the said regulations shall apply accordingly in relation to the officers so admitted, subject to such modifications as may be provided in the agreement.
(2)The governing body of any hospital to which this section applies shall have all such powers as may be necessary for the purpose of giving effect to any terms and conditions on which their officers are admitted to participate in those superannuation benefits.
(3)This section applies to any hospital (not vested in the Secretary of State) which is used, in pursuance of arrangements made by the governing body of the hospital with a Health Board, for the provision of services under this Act.
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