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(2)The Secretary of State may by order constitute in accordance with the provisions of Schedule 1 to this Act a committee to manage, [F2by virtue of section 102(4)(a) of the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978], a State hospital; and a committee so constituted shall be called a State Hospital Management Committee.
(3)The Secretary of State may by order dissolve a State Hospital Management Committee and any such order may contain such provision as he considers necessary or expedient in connection with the dissolution of the Committee and the winding up of its affairs including provision for the transfer of employment of staff, property, rights and liabilities.
(4)A State Hospital Management Committee may—
(a)pay to its members such remuneration; and
(b)make provision for the payment of such pensions, allowances or gratuities to or in respect of its members,
as the Secretary of State may, with the approval of the Treasury, determine; and such determination may make different provision for different cases or different classes of case.
(5)A State Hospital Management Committee may appoint such officers and servants on such terms as to remuneration and conditions of service as the Secretary of State may, with the approval of the Treasury, determine; and such determination may make different provision for different cases or different classes of case.
(6)Section 79(1) of the M1National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978 (which enables the Secretary of State to acquire land for the purposes of that Act) shall have effect as if the reference to the purposes of that Act included a reference to the purposes of this Part of this Act and as if the reference to any hospital vested in the Secretary of State included a reference to any State hospital.
Textual Amendments
F1S. 91(1) repealed (1.4.1995) by 1994 c. 16, s. 2(3); S.I. 1995/576, art. 2
F2Words in s. 91(2) substituted (1.4.1995) by 1994 c. 16, s. 2(4); S.I. 1995/576, art. 2
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