Statement by the Slovak EU Presidency in response to the address by the Deputy Foreign Minister for Economic Co-operation of Afghanistan, H.E. Adela Raz

If a National Health Service trust, a Health Authority or a Special Health Authority ceases to exist, the Secretary of State must exercise his statutory powers to transfer property, rights and liabilities of the body so as to secure that all of its liabilities are dealt with.

For the purposes of subsection (1), a liability is dealt with by being transferred to—

If a National Health Service trust, a Health Board , a Special Health Board or the Common Services Agency for the Scottish Health Service ceases to exist, the Secretary of State must exercise his statutory powers to transfer property, rights and liabilities of the body so as to secure that all of its liabilities are dealt with.

For the purposes of subsection (1), a liability is dealt with by being transferred to—

This Act may be cited as the National Health Service (Residual Liabilities) Act 1996.

Section 1 extends only to England and Wales, section 2 extends only to Scotland and section 3 extends only to Northern Ireland.