National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978

61Further provisions as to revocation of section 58 authorisations

(1)Without prejudice to subsection (3) of section 60, the Health Services Board, in formulating proposals under that section for the revocation of authorisations given under section 58(1) in respect of accommodation or services at any particular health service hospital or hospitals, and the Scottish Committee in deciding what advice to give the Board in connection with the formulation of any such proposals—

(a)shall have regard to the purposes and specialties for which the accommodation or services in question are available for use in connection with the treatment of non-resident private patients, and

(b)shall apply the principles set out in section 62 separately in respect of different purposes and specialties,

and the Board may formulate separate proposals in respect of different purposes or specialties accordingly.

(2)As regards the revocation of authorisations under section 58(1), any proposals under section 60 relating to—

(a)accommodation available to consultants for the purpose of affording consultations to their private patients, or

(b)accommodation and services available for the following specialties, namely, radiotherapy, diagnostic pathology and diagnostic radiology (including scanning, ultrasonics and methods involving the use of radio-isotopes),

shall be formulated by the Board as separate proposals.

(3)Without prejudice to section 60 and the preceding provisions of this section, the Health Services Board shall, as regards the revocation of authorisations under section 58(1), submit separate proposals under section 60 relating to—

(a)accommodation and services available for the specialties other than radiotherapy mentioned in subsection (2)(b), and

(b)other accommodation and services available for diagnostic purposes,

and shall do so not later than the end of the 12 months following the initial period defined by the [1976 c. 83.] Health Services Act 1976 (that is the period of 6 months beginning with the date on which that Act was passed), or, if a period longer than the initial period has been allowed under that Act for the submission of the Board's first proposals under this section, the 12 months following that longer period.