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Establishment of Hospitals Commission.
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14.—(1) As soon as conveniently may be after the passing of this Act the Minister shall by order establish a commission which shall be styled “the Hospitals Commission” and shall consist of not less than three ordinary members of whom one shall be the chairman of the Commission.
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(2) The ordinary members of the Hospitals Commission shall be appointed and the chairman of that Commission shall be nominated by the Minister by order from time to time as occasion requires.
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(3) The Minister, whenever in his opinion circumstances so require, may by order appoint such and so many persons as he may think fit to be additional members of the Hospitals Commission for a specified time (not exceeding two years) or until sooner removed under this section.
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(4) The Minister may at any time by order remove any member of the Hospitals Commission from his office as such member, and also may at any time by order remove the chairman of the Hospitals Commission from his position as such chairman.
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(5) Every ordinary member of the Hospitals Commission shall, unless he previously dies, resigns, or is removed from office, retain office as such member for two years from the date of his appointment, but shall be eligible for reappointment.
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(6) For the purposes of performing his duties under this Act every member of the Hospitals Commission may visit all or any of the premises of any hospital or nursing organisation which shall have participated in any sweepstake promoted under the Public Charitable Hospitals Acts, 1930 to 1932, or under this Act, or which shall have applied for a grant out of the Hospitals Trust Fund under section 24 hereof or of any institution under the control of or assisted by local authorities and shall be entitled to inspect and examine such premises and the fittings and equipment thereof, and shall also be entitled to call for and be furnished with full information in relation to the management and the financial position of any hospital or nursing organisation and to see and examine all accounts of the receipts and expenditure of the governing body of such hospital or nursing organisation and also all or any books and other documents containing any record of such receipts and expenditure.
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(7) Each member of the Hospitals Commission shall be paid such (if any) remuneration as the Minister shall from time to time direct.
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(8) The Hospitals Commission may act notwithstanding one vacancy among its ordinary members.
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