Saint Laurence's Hospital Act, 1943

Expenses of scheme and of erection, etc., of new hospital.

29.—(1) The Board shall out of the property transferred to it by section 35 (which relates to transfer of property of existing governing body) of this Act appropriate a sum equal to the following, namely, the amount of any moneys paid to the existing governing body under the Public Charitable Hospitals Acts, 1930 to 1932, together with any accumulation on such moneys, less any part thereof actually expended by the existing governing body before the date of the passing of this Act, and the sum so appropriated shall be applied by the Board towards defraying expenses incurred by the Board in the preparation of the scheme and in the erection and equipment of the new hospital and for no other purpose.

(2) The Minister shall, under section 25 of the Public Hospitals Act, 1933 (No. 18 of 1933), make from time to time to the Board, out of the Hospitals Trust Fund, grants of a total amount equal to the amount of any expenses which have, in the opinion of the Minister, been reasonably incurred by the Board in the preparation of the scheme and in the erection and equipment of the new hospital in accordance with the scheme, after deducting the sum appropriated under sub-section (1) of this section.