S.I. No. 211/1984 - St. James's Hospital Board (Establishment) Order, 1971 (Amendment) Order, 1984.

S.I. No. 211 of 1984.

ST. JAMES'S HOSPITAL BOARD (ESTABLISHMENT) ORDER, 1971 (AMENDMENT) ORDER, 1984.

The Minister for Health in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 3 to 6 of the Health (Corporate Bodies) Act, 1961 (No. 27 of 1961), hereby orders as follows:

1. This Order may be cited as the St. James's Hospital Board (Establishment) Order, 1971 (Amendment) Order, 1984.

2. In this Order—

"the Establishment Order" means the St. James's Hospital Board (Establishment) Order, 1971 ( S.I. No. 187 of 1971 );

"the Hospital" means St. James's Hospital, Dublin.

3. The Establishment Order is hereby amended by the substitution for article 5 of the following article:

"5. (1) The Board shall consist of 17 members.

(2) One of the members shall be appointed by the Minister and shall be the chairman of the Board.

(3) One member, who shall be an officer of the Department of Health, shall be appointed by the Minister.

(4) The remaining members shall be appointed by the Minister as follows:

( a ) four members shall be appointed on the nomination of the Eastern Health Board;

( b ) one member shall be the Chief Executive Officer of the Eastern Health Board or an Officer of the Eastern Health Board nominated by the Chief Executive Officer;

( c ) four members shall be appointed on the nomination of the Central Council of the Federated Dublin Voluntary Hospitals;

( d ) one member shall be the Group Nursing Administrator of the Hospital or a member of the nursing staff of the Hospital nominated by the Group Nursing Administrator;

( e ) two members shall be appointed from amongst the medical staff of the Hospital on the nomination of the Medical Advisory Committee of the Hospital;

( f ) one member shall be appointed on the nomination of the group of trade unions representing the non-medical and non-nursing staff of the Hospital;

( g ) two members shall be appointed on the nomination of the University of Dublin."

4. The Establishment Order is hereby amended by the substitution for article 6 of the following article:

"6 The term of office of a member of the Board shall, unless he sooner dies, resigns or ceases to be a member under article 8 of this Order, terminate:

( a ) in the case of a member other than a member referred to in paragraph (b) of this article, at the end of a period of five years;

( b ) in the case of a member who ceases to hold the office or post held by him on his appointment on his ceasing to hold that office or post."

5. The Establishment Order is hereby amended by the substitution for article 8 of the following article:

"8. ( a ) A member shall cease to be a member of the Board on his being requested by the Minister to resign, following a request to the Minister to exercise this function—

(1) by the body or person by whom the said member was nominated, or

(2) contained in a resolution passed by a majority of the Board of at least two-thirds of the members of the Board.

( b ) A member of the board may resign his membership by giving notice in writing signed by him to the chairman of the Board."

6. The Establishment Order is hereby amended by the substitution for article 9 of the following article:

"9. The Board shall at its first meeting elect a vice-chairman from among its members."

7. The Establishment Order is hereby amended by the substitution for article 10 of the following article:

"10. The quorum of the Board shall be six."

8. The Establishment Order is hereby amended by the substitution in article 13(2) of "five" for "six" wherever "six" occurs.

9. The Establishment Order is hereby amended by the substitution for article 14 of the following article:

"14. At a meeting of the Board—

( a ) the chairman shall, if present, be chairman of the meeting;

( b ) if and so long as the chairman is not present, the vice-chairman shall be chairman of the meeting;

( c ) if neither the chairman nor the vice-chairman is present the members of the Board who are present shall choose one of their number to be chairman of the meeting."

10. Article 21 of the Establishment Order is hereby amended by the substitution for sub-article 2 in that article of the following sub-article:

"(2) The financial year of the Board shall be the period of twelve months ending on the 31st day of December in any year, and for the purpose of this provision the period commencing on the 31st March, 1984, and ending on 31st December, 1984, shall be deemed to be a financial year."

and by the addition of the following sub-article:

"(7) The Board shall submit estimates of income and expenditure to the Minister in such form, in respect of such periods, and at such times as may be required by him and shall furnish to the Minister any information which he may require in relation to such estimates."

11. Article 23 of the Establishment Order is hereby amended by the insertion of the words "with the consent of the Minister" in sub-article (1) after the words "The Board may" and in sub-article (3) after the words "The Board shall".

12. The Establishment Order is hereby amended by the addition thereto of the following article:

"27. In discharge of its functions the Board may enter into any arrangements or contracts with any corporation, local authority, or person subject to any directions which the Minister may give from time to time, and in any case in which the Minister so directs subject to the specific approval of the Minister."

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Health, this 8th day of August,

1984.

BARRY DESMOND,

Minister for Health.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

The effect of this Order is to restructure the St. James's Hospital Board providing for a Board of 17 members two appointed directly by the Minister and fifteen appointed by the Minister as follows:

Four on the nomination of the Eastern Health Board;

One member shall be the Chief Executive Officer of the Eastern Health Board;

Four on the nomination of the Central Council of the Federated Dublin Voluntary Hospitals;

One member shall be the Group Nursing Administrator of the Hospital;

Two on the nomination of the Medical Advisory Committee of the Hospital;

One representative of the non-medical and non-nursing staff of the Hospital;

Two on the nomination of the University of Dublin.