Hospitals Federation and Amalgamation Act, 1961

Dissolutions on transfer day.

19.—(1) On the transfer day, the following provisions shall, by virtue of this subsection, have effect:

(a) the Adelaide Hospital, Dublin, and the hospital board for the Adelaide Hospital shall be dissolved and shall cease to exist,

(b) the Governors and Governesses of the Meath Hospital or County of Dublin Infirmary and the hospital board for the Meath Hospital shall be dissolved and shall cease to exist,

(c) the body corporate established by the Act of 1750 and the hospital board for Mercer's Hospital shall be dissolved and shall cease to exist,

(d) National Children's Hospital and the hospital board for the National Children's Hospital shall be dissolved and shall cease to exist,

(e) the organisation of Sir Patrick Dun's Hospital and the hospital board therefor shall be dissolved and shall cease to exist,

(f) the organisation of the Royal City of Dublin Hospital and the hospital board therefor shall be dissolved and shall cease to exist,

(g) the body corporate established by the Act of 1729 and the hospital board for Dr. Steevens' Hospital shall be dissolved and shall cease to exist.

(2) The provisions contained in the Second Schedule to this Act shall have effect in relation to the dissolutions under subsection (1) of this section and, for that purpose, in that Schedule—

(a) “hospital” shall be construed as referring to any participating hospital,

(b) “appropriate body” shall be construed as referring to any hospital board and as also referring to—

(i) in the case of the Adelaide Hospital—the Adelaide Hospital, Dublin,

(ii) in the case of the Meath Hospital—the Governors and Governesses of the Meath Hospital or County of Dublin Infirmary,

(iii) in the case of Mercer's Hospital—the Governors of Mercer's Hospital,

(iv) in the case of the National Children's Hospital—National Children's Hospital,

(v) in the case of Dr. Steevens' Hospital—the Governors of Dr. Steevens' Hospital.

(3) Section 12 of the Finance Act, 1895 , shall not apply to the vesting of property in the Council by the Second Schedule to this Act.

(4) In any conveyance, deed, will or other instrument, whether made before, on or after the transfer day, any reference to a participating hospital shall, on or after that day, be construed as a reference to that hospital as amalgamated pursuant to this Act with the other participating hospitals and any reference to the governing body or the hospital board of any participating hospital shall, on and after that day, be construed as a reference to the Council.