Public Hospitals (Amendment) Act, 1938

Powers of the Board in relation to providing office accommodation for sweepstake committees.

8.—(1) The Board may, whenever they are requested by a sweepstake committee so to do, adopt a scheme for the provision of office and other accommodation for sweepstake committees and for the employees of sweepstake committees and other persons interested in or connected with the organisation and management of sweepstakes in pursuance of the provisions of the Principal Act.

(2) Every scheme adopted by the Board under this section shall set out the manner in which the Board intend to apply that part of the Hospitals Trust Fund affected by such scheme, and the Board shall submit such scheme to the Minister for his approval, and shall not incur any expenditure under this section in connection with such scheme (otherwise than in the preparation thereof) without the approval of the Minister.

(3) So soon as may be after the Minister has approved of any scheme submitted to him under this section, the Board may proceed to put such scheme into operation, and for that purpose may acquire (whether by purchase, exchange or otherwise) any land, and may construct any buildings thereon, and may acquire, reconstruct and furnish any buildings already erected thereon, and generally may do all such things as they are by such scheme authorised to do.

(4) Any land or buildings acquired or constructed by the Board in pursuance of a scheme approved by the Minister under this section may be leased by the Board, for the purposes of such scheme and for such other purposes (if any) as may be specified in such lease, for such term and upon such conditions as to rent and otherwise as the Board think fit.

(5) Any land or buildings acquired or constructed by the Board under this section which are not required for the purposes of a scheme approved by the Minister under this section may be leased by the Board to such persons for such term and upon such conditions as the Board think fit, or may be sold or otherwise disposed of by the Board.

(6) All expenses incurred by the Board under this section shall be paid out of the Hospitals Trust Fund.

(7) Any rents and profits received by the Board out of any land or buildings leased by the Board under this section and the moneys arising from any sale of any land or buildings by the Board under this section shall be paid into the Hospitals Trust Fund.