This legislation has been repealed.
48—Application of section 47 to subsidised hospitals
(1) The Governor may,
on the recommendation of the director-general, by proclamation declare that
section 47 shall apply to any hospital (other than a hospital referred to
in section 47) for the purposes of which any Government grant or subsidy
is paid by the Government to the board or committee of management thereof.
(2) Upon the making of
any such proclamation, the provisions of section 47 shall apply with
respect to the hospital, and the said section
shall be read as if the words "board or committee of management of the
hospital"
were substituted for the words "Crown" and "director-general", and as if the
words "board or committee of management of the hospital may from time to time
fix in respect of the hospital" were substituted for the words "the Governor
may from time to time on the recommendation of the
board or committee of management of the hospital by regulations which he is
hereby empowered to make fix in respect of any public hospital". Provided that
any rate of payment or special rate fixed in respect of the hospital shall be
reasonable.
(3) The Governor may,
on the recommendation of the director-general, by proclamation revoke any such
proclamation, in which event the provisions of section 47 shall cease to
apply with respect to the hospital referred to in the proclamation.