Health Services Act 1980

29For section 9 of the Act of 1977 there shall be substituted the following—

9Special provisions for teaching authorities.

(1)An order under section 8(1) above establishing an authority for an area or district may provide for its name to incorporate the word " Teaching " if and only if the Secretary of State is satisfied that the authority is to provide for a university or universities substantial facilities for undergraduate or post-graduate clinical teaching.

(2)Where the Secretary of State is satisfied that an Area or District Health Authority is to provide, or is providing such facilities, he may provide by order for the Authority's name to incorporate the word " Teaching" and, where he is satisfied that an Area or District Health Authority whose name incorporates the word " Teaching " no longer provides such facilities, he may provide by order for the Authority's name to cease to incorporate that word.

(3)It is the Secretary of State's duty, before providing that an Authority's name shall incorporate or cease to incorporate the word "Teaching", to consult the university or universities concerned with the facilities in question.