(1)In this Act “special trustees” are trustees appointed in relation to Wales—
(a)by the Secretary of State under section 29 of the National Health Service Reorganisation Act 1973 (c. 32),
(b)by the Secretary of State or the National Assembly for Wales under section 95 of the National Health Service Act 1977 (c. 49), and
(c)by the Welsh Ministers under this section,
for any hospital falling within subsection (2).
(2)A hospital falls within this subsection if, immediately before the day appointed for the purposes of section 29 of the National Health Service Reorganisation Act 1973, it was controlled and managed by a University Hospital Management Committee or a Board of Governors, other than—
(a)a body on whose request an order was made under section 24(2) of that Act, or
(b)a preserved Board within the meaning of section 15(6) of that Act.
(3)Special trustees must hold and administer the property transferred under the National Health Service Reorganisation Act 1973.
(4)The number of special trustees appointed under this section is such as the Welsh Ministers may from time to time determine after consultation with such persons as they consider appropriate.
(5)Special trustees have power to accept, hold and administer any property on trust, being a trust which is wholly or mainly for hospitals for which they are appointed, for all or any purposes relating to—
(a)hospital services (including research), or
(b)any other part of the health service associated with hospitals.
(6)The term of office of any special trustee appointed under this section is to be fixed by the Welsh Ministers, but a special trustee may be removed by the Welsh Ministers at any time during the special trustee's term of office.
(7)Subsection (3) is subject to sections 161 and 162.