Health Act 1970 (Section 76) Simpson's Hospital Estate Act (Amendment) Order 2003
Statutory Instruments
Source: Statutory Instruments

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paragraphs: This Order may be cited as the Health Act 1970 (Section 76) Simpson's Hospital Estate Act (Amendment) Order 2003.
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paragraphs: In this Order “Act” means the Simpson's Hospital Estate Act 1779 (as amended by Simpson's Hospital Estate Amendment Act 1861.
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paragraphs: The Act is amended-
(a) in paragraph 3, by substituting “hereby authorized and empowered to erect support and maintain an Hospital and Day Care facilities for the reception of such poor or infirm or decayed or blind or needy or sick men or women as they and their successors shall think worthy of such a Charity.” for “hereby authorized and empowered to erect, support and maintain an Hospital for the reception of such poor decayed blind Men, and Gouty Men, as they and their Successors shall think worthy of such a Charity.”,
(b) in paragraph 5 by deleting “within three Calendar Months next after the Death or Resignation of such Trustee”,
(c) in paragraph 6 by deleting “Provided nevertheless, that before every such Election of a Trustee, eight Days Notice to be first given for that Purpose, in the Dublin Gazette; and such other of the Public Newspapers in the City of Dublin, as the Trustees, or any five of them, shall think proper; and by Writing to be left at the usual Place of Abode of each surviving Trustee, if in the City of Dublin, or the Suburbs or Liberties thereof; and for want of such Notice, the Election shall be void, and the Trustees may proceed to a new Election:”,
(d) in paragraph 7 by substituting “every person” for “every poor Man”,
(e) by the deletion of paragraph 11,
(f) in paragraph 12 by deleting “Not exceeding in value the yearly sum of One Thousand Pounds Sterling in the whole”.
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paragraphs: The following is inserted after paragraph [9]
“Subject to any provisions to the contrary, or any provisions limiting the powers of the Trustees of the Simpson's Hospital contained in the Simpson's Hospital Estate Act 1779 -
(i) The Trustees of the Simpson's Hospital shall have power to borrow on the security of any part of the property of the Charity and all such moneys borrowed under this Provision shall be applied for the objects of the Simpson's Hospital.
(ii) The Trustees of the Simpson's Hospital shall have the power to sell any part of the property of the Simpson's Hospital and to re-invest the proceeds of any sale in such manner as if they were absolutely and beneficially entitled thereto and in particular without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing the Trustees shall have power to invest any part of the property of the Simpson's Hospital in the purchase of lands, tenements and hereditaments whether leasehold or freehold, and shall have the power to grant Leases, short term lettings or licences for the use of such property.
(iii) That the Trustees shall have power to delegate to the Secretary Administrator, Matron, or person for the time being having the position and holding the powers equivalent to those of Matron the authority to employ appoint and terminate the employment or appointment of employees and the management of employees other than employees who are officers of the Simpson's Hospital.”.