Health Act, 1947

PART II.

Institutions.

Provision and maintenance of health institutions.

10.—(1) A health authority may, with the consent of the Minister and in accordance with the directions (if any) given by him from time to time, provide and maintain any institution which they consider necessary and restore, enlarge or otherwise alter any institution maintained by them pursuant to this section.

(2) The Minister, after having caused a local inquiry to be held into the desirability of so doing, may by order direct a health authority to:—

(a) provide and maintain at a specified place an institution of a specified character and size, or

(b) restore, enlarge or otherwise alter in a specified manner any institution maintained by them pursuant to this section;

and such health authority shall comply with such order.

(3) A health authority shall, whenever the Minister by order so directs:—

(a) provide in accordance with the order new, improved or additional drainage, ventilation, water supply, lighting, heating or any other service for any institution maintained by them pursuant to this section,

(b) provide and maintain in any institution so maintained all such fixtures, fittings, furniture, surgical and medical appliances, and other conveniences as may be directed by the order.

(4) An institution which is at the commencement of this section maintained by a health authority under any enactment repealed by this Act shall be deemed to have been provided under this section by that authority.