Hospitals Federation and Amalgamation Act, 1961

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Interpretation.

1.—(1) In this Act—

“the Act of 1729” means the pre-Union Irish Statute passed in the year 1729 entitled “Act for furnishing and regulating the Hospital founded by Richard Stephens, Esquire, Doctor of Physic” (3Geo. II, c. 23);

“the Act of 1750” means the pre-Union Irish Statute passed in the year 1750 and entitled “An Act for regulating the Hospital founded by Mary Mercer, Spinster” (23 Geo. II, c. 18);

“the Act of 1800” means the pre-Union Irish Statute passed in the year 1800 and entitled “An Act for repealing an Act passed in the twenty-fifth Year of his present Majesty, entitled An Act for establishing a complete School of Physic in this Kingdom; and also for repealing an Act passed in the thirty-first Year of his present Majesty, entitled an Act to explain and amend an Act for establishing a complete School of Physic in this Kingdom and also for extending and enlarging the Powers of the President and Fellows of the King and Queen's College of Physicians, and establishing a complete School of Physic in this Kingdom” (40 Geo. III, c. 84);

“the Board of Management of the Adelaide Hospital” means the Board in whom the management of the Adelaide Hospital is vested under the Charter dated the 15th day of February, 1921, by which that Hospital was constituted;

“the Board of Governors of the National Children's Hospital” means the Board established by the Articles of Association of the National Children's Hospital in whom the management of the business of that Hospital is vested;

“the Board of Directors of the Royal City of Dublin Hospital” means the Board established by the Deed of Co-Partnership of 1875 in whom the general management, care and superintendence of the Royal City of Dublin Hospital is vested;

“the Council” has the meaning specified in subsection (1) of section 5;

“the Deed of Co-Partnership of 1875” means the Indenture made on the 12th day of January, 1875, between Henry Gray Croly, John Hawtrey Benson, Loftie Stoney, William Ireland Wheeler, Arthur Edward J. Barket, John Magee Finny, and Henry Fitzgibbon of the First part, Alfred Hancock Middleton of the second part, and Joseph Boyce, Joseph W. Casson, Jonathan Hogg, Edward Hudson Kinahan, Francis Low, Joseph Manning, Archibald McComas, Thomas Pim, junior, John Robinson, John J. Robertson, Robert Stanley, Alfred Clayton Thistleton, John E. Vernon, and William Watson of the third part, and the said Edward Hudson Kinahan, Jonathan Hogg and Thomas Pim, junior, of the fourth part;

“the establishment day” means the day appointed to be the establishment day for the purposes of this Act by order of the Minister under section 2 ;

“functions” includes powers and duties;

“the governing body” means—

(a) in relation to the Adelaide Hospital—the Board of management of the Adelaide Hospital,

(b) in relation to the Meath Hospital—the joint committee of that Hospital,

(c) in relation to Mercer's Hospital—the members of the body corporate established by the Act of 1750,

(d) in relation to the National Children's Hospital—the Board of Governors of the National Children's Hospital,

(e) in relation to the Royal City of Dublin Hospital—the Board of Directors of the Royal City of Dublin Hospital,

(f) in relation to Sir Patrick Dun's Hospital—the Governors of Sir Patrick Dun's Hospital,

(g) in relation to Dr. Steevens' Hospital—the members of the body corporate established by the Act of 1729;

“the Governors of Sir Patrick Dun's Hospital” means the board in whom the government of Sir Patrick Dun's Hospital is vested by section 4 of the Act of 1800;

“hospital board” has the meaning specified in section 6;

“the Minister” means the Minister for Health;

“the Meath Hospital” means the Meath Hospital or County of Dublin Infirmary;

“participating hospitals” means the hospitals specified in the First Schedule;

“prescribed” means prescribed by the Council by regulations;

“transfer day” means the day appointed to be the transfer day for the purposes of this Act by order of the Minister under subsection (1) of section 3 ;

“visiting medical staff”, in relation to a hospital or hospitals, includes all physicians, surgeons and other visiting medical practitioners (other than house officers, casualty officers and registrars) who attend the hospital or hospitals, either in the wards or in specialists' or out-patient departments.

(2) A reference in this Act to performance of functions includes, with respect to powers, a reference to exercise of powers.

(3) A reference in this Act to any other enactment shall, except so far as the context otherwise requires, be construed as a reference to that enactment as amended by or under any other enactment, including this Act.