National Health Service Act 2006

Part 4 E+W Miscellaneous

Use and development of consecrated land and burial grounds E+W

32 E+W Section 128 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1971 (c. 78) (use and development of consecrated land and burial grounds) applies to consecrated land and land comprised in a burial ground, within the meaning of that section, which an NHS trust holds for any of its purposes as if—

(a) that land had been acquired by the NHS trust as mentioned in subsection (1) of that section, and

(b) the NHS trust were a statutory undertaker, within the meaning of that Act.

Instruments etc. E+W

33 (1) The fixing of the seal of an NHS trust must be authenticated by the signature— E+W

(a) of the chairman or of some other person authorised (whether generally or specifically) by the NHS trust for that purpose, and

(b) of one other director.

(2) A document purporting to be duly executed under the seal of an NHS trust must be received in evidence and must, unless the contrary is proved, be taken to be so executed.

(3) A document purporting to be signed on behalf of an NHS trust must be received in evidence and must, unless the contrary is proved, be taken to be so signed.

Interpretation E+W

34 E+W In this Schedule—

• “provide” includes manage,

• “operational date” has the meaning given by paragraph 5(5).