SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 8Minor and consequential amendments

National Health Service (Residual Liabilities) Act 1996 (c. 15)

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(1)

Section 1 of the National Health Service (Residual Liabilities) Act 1996 (transfer of residual liabilities of certain NHS bodies) is amended as follows.

(2)

In subsection (1)—

(a)

for “a Health Authority” substitute “ a Local Health Board ”, and

(b)

after “all of its liabilities” insert “ (other than any criminal liabilities) ”.

(3)

In subsection (2)—

(a)

for paragraph (c) substitute—

“(c)

a Local Health Board;”, and

(b)

after paragraph (dd) insert“; or

“(de)

an NHS foundation trust.”