National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978

[F1 26 (1) If an NHS trust is dissolved under this Part of this Schedule, the Secretary of State may by order transfer or provide for the transfer to— S

(a) the Secretary of State, or

(b) a Health Board, or

(c) the Agency, or

(d) another NHS trust.

of such of the property, rights and liabilities of the NHS trust which is dissolved as in his opinion is appropriate and any such order may include provisions corresponding to those of section 12D.

[F2 (1A) For the avoidance of doubt, the reference to “property, rights and liabilities” in sub-paragraph (1) includes endowments and property held in trust.]

(2) An order under this paragraph may make provision in connection with the transfer of staff employed by or for the purposes of the NHS trust which is dissolved; and such an order may include provisions corresponding to those of sections 12B and 12C, including provision for the making of a scheme by such body (being a Health Board or the Agency) as may be specified in the order.

(3) No order shall be made under this paragraph until after completion of such consultation as may be prescribed.]

Textual Amendments

F1 Schs. 7A, 7B inserted by National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990 (c. 19, SIF 113:2), s. 32, Sch. 6

F2 Sch. 7A para. 26(1A) inserted (30.9.2004) by National Health Service Reform (Scotland) Act 2004 (asp 7), ss. 1(3), 12(1); S.S.I. 2004/361, art. 2(b)(i)