Section 23 Winding-up of Hospital Endowments Fund.

England, Wales and Northern Ireland

(1)

The Hospital Endowments Fund shall be wound up by the Secretary of State, and the winding up shall be completed by 31st March 1974 or as soon after as is practicable.

(2)

The Secretary of State shall by order provide for the distribution of the assets of the Hospital Endowments Fund among the following authorities and bodies, that is—

Regional Health Authorities,
Area Health Authorities, and
Special Trustees,

or among such of those authorities or trustees as are specified in the order, in such proportions or up to such amounts as may be so specified.

Notes on the whole Act

Textual amendments

F1: Act repealed (28.6.1995 for specified purposes and 1.4.1996 otherwise) by 1995 c. 17, ss. 2(1)(3), 4(2), 5, 8, Sch. 1 Pt. III para. 98, Sch. 3 (with s. 4(1), Sch. 2 paras. 6, 12, 16); and functions of Act in so far as still in force transferred (1.7.1999) by S.I. 1999/672, art. 2, Sch. 1; and Sch. 4 para. 92 expressed to be repealed (1.5.2004) by 2003 c. 42, s. 141, Sch. 7; S.I. 2004/874, art. 2