National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978

60Revocation of authorisations under section 57 or section 58

(1)It shall continue to be the duty of the Health Services Board to submit to the Secretary of State from time to time in accordance with this section proposals for the progressive revocation of—

(a)the authorisations under section 57(1) or those granted by virtue of section 63(3), and

(b)the authorisations under section 58(1) or those which have been granted by virtue of section 63(3),

and it shall be the Secretary of State's duty to give effect to all proposals so submitted.

(2)The Health Services Board shall in the 6 months beginning with the date on which its first proposals were submitted under section 4(2) of the [1976 c. 83.] Health Services Act 1976, and in each successive period of 6 months thereafter, submit further proposals under this section or, if in all the circumstances it decides that the submission of further proposals in any particular period of 6 months is unnecessary, shall instead prepare and submit to the Secretary of State a report explaining the Board's reasons for that decision.

(3)In formulating proposals under this section the Board shall—

(a)have regard to the principles set out in section 62 ; and

(b)consider any representations made to the Board by—

(i)the Secretary of State ;

(ii)any body which is representative of medical practitioners or dental practitioners or of persons employed in the health service or concerned with the interests of patients at health service hospitals ;

(iii)any other person having a substantial interest in the proposals.

In deciding what advice to give the Board in connection with the formulation of any such proposals the Board's Scottish Committee shall likewise have regard to the principles set out in section 62 and shall consider any representations made to the Committee by any of the persons or bodies mentioned in this subsection.

(4)Each set of proposals under this section shall specify—

(a)the accommodation and services authorisation of which under section 57(1) or section 58(1) should be revoked and

(b)the date before which the necessary revocations should take effect,

and may specify different dates for different accommodation or services so specified.