Health Act, 1953

Transfer of officers on discontinuation of health institution.

11.—(1) Where a health institution is discontinued under subsection (1) or an order under subsection (2) of section 11 of the Principal Act and—

(a) a person who held an office under a health authority in the discontinued institution is offered a similar office in another health institution managed by that health authority or by a joint board some of whose members are appointed by that health authority, or

(b) a person who held an office under a joint board in the discontinued institution is offered a similar office in another health institution managed by that joint board or by one of the health authorities who appointed the members of that joint board,

the office held by the person in the discontinued institution shall, for the purposes of any enactment relating to superannuation, be deemed not to have been abolished.

(2) An officer aggrieved by an offer under section (1) of this section may appeal to the Minister in writing and the Minister may either refuse the appeal or give such direction (which shall be complied with by the health authority or joint board) as he considers just.