Health Services Act 1976

14 Notice of notifiable works. E+W+S

(1) Any person who proposes to make, after the coming into force of this Part of this Act,

[F1 (a) an application for planning permission for any notifiable works; or

(b) a notifiable change,]

must, before making the application [F2 or change] , notify [F3 the Secretary of State] of the proposed application [F2 or change] by giving to [F4 him] a notice in the prescribed form.

(2) A notice under this section must contain the prescribed information about—

(a) the notifiable works for which planning permission is to be applied for [F5 or the notifiable change]; and

(b) [F5 in the case of notifiable works,] the purposes for which any hospital premises that will result from or be directly affected by the execution of those works are to be used.

(3) On receipt of a notice under this section which is in the prescribed form and contains the information required by subsection (2) above [F3 the Secretary of State] shall issue to the person by whom the notice was given a written acknowledgment—

(a) identifying the notice and stating the date on which it was received by [F3 the Secretary of State] ; and

(b) acknowledging that it complies with the requirements of this section.

(4) In any proceedings for an offence under section 18(2)(a) below, an acknowledgment under subsection (3) above shall be conclusive evidence of the matters which it states or acknowledges.

(5) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F6

[F7 (6) Subsection (1) above—

(a) does not apply in the case of works that are to be executed or a change that is to be made by or on behalf of the Crown or for the purposes of a visiting force; but

(b) in the case of works that are to be executed or a change that is to be made otherwise than as aforesaid, shall apply notwithstanding any interest of the Crown in the land on which, or in any premises in connection with which, the works are to be executed or the change is to be made.]

(7) In this Part of this Act—

• “notifiable works” means—

  (a)

  works for the construction of hospital premises or of an extension of hospital premises; or

  (b)

  works for converting any premises into hospital premises, not being, in either case, works for which an authorisation is required;

• [F8 “notifiable change” means—

  (a)

  any change in the nature or extent of the hospital services provided at controlled premises; or

  (b)

  any change in the facilities or the number of beds provided at any premises which results in their becoming controlled premises;]

• “extension”, in relation to any hospital premises, means works designed—

  (a)

  to extend, adapt or be used in conjunction with the hospital premises; or

  (b)

  to extend or adapt works used in conjunction with the hospital premises.

Textual Amendments

F1 Words substituted by Health Services Act 1980 (c. 53), s. 14(1)(a)

F2 Words inserted by Health Services Act 1980 (c. 53), s. 14(1)(b)

F3 Words substituted by Health Services Act 1980 (c. 53), Sch. 2 para. 1

F4 Words substituted by Health Services Act 1980 (c. 53), Sch. 2 para. 3(a)

F5 Words inserted by Health Services Act 1980 (c. 53), s. 14(2)

F6 Ss. 3, 6, 14(5), 16(2) and Sch. 2 repealed by Health Services Act 1980 (c. 53), Sch. 7

F7 S. 14(6) substituted by Health Services Act 1980 (c. 53), s. 14(3)

F8 Definition substituted by Health Services Act 1980 (c. 53), s. 14(4)

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 S. 14(1) explained by Health Services Act 1980 (c. 53), s. 14(1)(c)