Point in time view as at 31/03/1995.
National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978, Section 55 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 06 March 2025. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations.
(1)The Secretary of State may authorise the accommodation described in this section to be made available, [F1for patients to such extent as he may determine, and may recover such charges as he may determine in respect of such accommodation and calculate them on any basis that he considers to be the appropriate commercial basis].
The accommodation mentioned above is—
(a)in single rooms or small wards which are not for the time being needed by any patient on medical grounds;
(b)at any hospital [F2vested in the Secretary of State].
(2)F3
Textual Amendments
F1Words substituted by Health and Medicines Act 1988 (c. 49, SIF 113:2), s. 7(9)(a)
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