Health Act, 1970

Dissolution of Hospitals Commission.

42.—(1) The Hospitals Commission (in this section referred to as the Commission) is hereby dissolved.

(2) The Minister may by order make such provisions as he thinks necessary or expedient consequential on the dissolution of the Commission and, in particular, for—

(a) the transfer of property, rights and liabilities of the Commission to a body established under this Act,

(b) the preservation of continuing contracts made by the Commission,

(c) the continuance of pending legal proceedings to which the Commission is a party,

(d) the transfer of the holder of any office under the Commission to a similar office under a body established under this Act.

(3) This section shall come into operation on such date not earlier than the 1st day of January, 1971, as the Minister shall by order appoint for that purpose.