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Paragraph 16 F1

Scotland

Changes not yet applied. Later legislation changes this provision in ways not yet written into the text below:

Subject to Schedule 7B, an NHS trust shall have power to do anything which appears to it to be necessary or expedient for the purpose of or in connection with the discharge of its functions, including in particular power—

(a)

to acquire and dispose of land and other property;

(b)

to enter into such contracts as seem to the trust to be appropriate;

(c)

to accept gifts of money, land or other property, including money, land or other property to be held on trust, for purposes relating to any service which it is their function to provide, administer, or make arrangements for F2. . .; and

(d)

to employ staff on such terms as the trust thinks fit.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

Schs. 7A, 7B inserted by National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990 (c. 19, SIF 113:2), s. 32, Sch. 6

F2

Words in Sch. 7A para. 16(c) repealed (1.10.1999) by 1999 c. 8, s. 65, Sch. 4 para. 62(b), Sch. 5; S.S.I. 1999/90, art. 2(a)-(c), Schs. 1, 2

Notes on Schedule 7A

Textual amendments

F1

Sch. 7A repealed (1.9.2004 but only for the purpose stated in art. 2(a)(i) of the commencing S.S.I.) by National Health Service Reform (Scotland) Act 2004 (asp 7), ss. 1(1), 12(1), S.S.I. 2004/361, art. 2(a)(i)

Modifications

C1

Sch. 7A applied in part (1.4.1999) by S.I. 1999/686, art. 5(1)(2)