(1)The Minister may enter into an agreement with the governing body of any hospital to which this section applies for admitting officers of the hospital of such classes as may be provided in thei agreement to participate, on such terms and conditions as may be so provided, in the superannuation benefits provided under regulations made under subsection (1) of section sixty-seven of the Act of 1946, in like manner as officers of Regional Hospital Boards, and the said regulations shall apply accordingly in relation to the officers so admitted subject to such modifications as may be provided in the agreement.
(2)The terms and conditions on which such officers may be admitted to participate in the superannuation benefits aforesaid shall be designed to secure that the aggregate payments made by the governing body of the hospital and by the officers are equivalent to the sums paid out of moneys provided by Parliament in respect of the superannuation benefits provided for the officers.
(3)The governing body of any hospital to which this section applies shall have all such powers as may be necessary for the purpose of giving effect to any terms and conditions on which their officers are admitted to participate in the superannuation benefits aforesaid.
(4)This section applies to any hospital (not vested in the Minister) which is used, in pursuance of arrangements made by the governing body of the hospital with a Regional Hospital Board, for the provision of hospital and specialist services.
(5)This section shall apply to Scotland with the substitution for the references to the Minister of references to the Secretary of State, and for the reference to section sixty-seven of the Act of 1946 of a reference to section sixty-six of the Act of 1947.