National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978

Valid from 17/10/2005

[F1 84B Joint ventures S

(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 within the meaning of the Companies Act 1985 (c. 6);

• “facilities” includes the provision of (or the use of) premises, goods, equipment, materials, vehicles, plant or apparatus.]

Textual Amendments

F1 S. 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