Social Welfare Consolidation Act 2005

Transfer of certain property.

[1993 s189(1); 2005 (SW&P) s23 & Sch 1]

208.—(1) All property transferred by section 22 of the Social Welfare (Supplementary Welfare Allowances) Act 1975 to a health board and which immediately before 1 July 1977 was standing in the book of any bank or was registered in the books of any bank, corporation or company in the name of a public assistance authority shall, on the request of the Executive, be transferred in the books by the bank, corporation or company into the name of the Executive.

[1993 s189(2); 2005 (SW&P) s23 & Sch 1]

(2) Every chose-in-action transferred by section 22 of the Social Welfare (Supplementary Welfare Allowances) Act 1975 to a health board may be sued on, recovered or enforced by the Executive in its own name and it shall not be necessary for the Executive to give notice to the person bound by the chose-in-action of the transfer effected by that section.

[1993 s189(3); 2005 (SW&P) s23 & Sch 1]

(3) Every bond, guarantee or other security of a continuing character made or given by a public assistance authority in pursuance of its functions under the Act of 1939 to another person, or by any person to a public assistance authority in connection with those functions, which was in force immediately before 1 July 1977, and every contract or agreement in writing in connection with those functions made between a public assistance authority and another person which was not fully executed and completed before that date shall be read and have effect as if the name of the Executive were substituted therein for the name of the public assistance authority, and the security, contract or agreement shall be enforceable by or against the Executive accordingly.