Health (Amendment) (No. 3) Act, 1996
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Functions of chief executive officer. |
9.—(1) The chief executive officer shall implement the service plan, or amended service plan, on behalf of the health board so that— | |
(a) the amount of net expenditure of the board for the financial year does not exceed the amount of net expenditure determined by the Minister, and | ||
(b) the indebtedness of the board does not exceed the amount specified by the Minister under section 8 (1). | ||
(2) If the chief executive officer is of opinion that a decision of the health board will, or a proposed decision of the board would, if made— | ||
(a) result in net expenditure by the board for a financial year in excess of the amount determined by the Minister, or | ||
(b) result in the indebtedness of the board exceeding the amount specified by the Minister under section 8 (1), | ||
he or she shall, as soon as may be, inform the Minister and the board of that opinion. |