Tulsiram Lakshmi Devi Jaiswal Hospital Act, 1962

No: 8 Dated: May, 10 1962

THE TULSIRAM LAKSHMI DEVI JAISWAL HOSPITAL ACT, 1962

West Bengal Act VIII of 1962

    An Act to provide for the taking over of the Tulsiram Lakshmi Devi Jaiswal Hospital at Lillooah in the district of Howrah, by the State Government for the promotion of public health.

    Whereas it is expedient to provide for the taking over of the Tulsiram Lakshmi Devi Jaiswal Hospital at Lillooah in the district of Howrah, by the State Government for the promotion of public health;

    It is hereby enacted as follows :-

1. Short title and commencement. - (1) This Act may be called the Tulsiram Lakshmi Devi Jaiswal Hospital Act, 1962.

(2) It shall come into force on such date as the State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint.

2. Definitions. - In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,-

(a) "appointed day" means the date appointed under sub-section (2) of section 1 ;

(b) "the hospital" means the Tulsiram Lakshmi Devi Jaiswal Hospital at Lillooah in the district of Howrah, together with the lands specified in Part A of the Schedule excluding the Basu Memorial Leprosy Clinic and the lands appertaining thereto as specified in Part B of the Schedule.

3. Transfer. - As from the appointed day,-

(a) the possession of the hospital including all lands, buildings, erections and fixtures appertaining thereto and all furniture, equipments, stores, drugs, monies and other assets belonging to it shall stand transferred to the State Government;

(b) the hospital shall be under the control and management of the State Government and shall be run by the State Government as a State hospital;

(c) all debts and liabilities of the hospital shall be deemed to be debts and liabilities of the State Government and all contracts executed by or in favour of the authorities of the hospital for the purposes of the hospital shall be deemed to have been executed by or in favour of the State Government;

(d) the cost of management of the hospital together with all costs of improvement, expansion extension, repairs, additions and alterations shall be borne by the State Government;

(e) persons in the full time employ of the hospital immediately before the appointed day shall be deemed to be employees of the State Government and the terms and conditions of their service shall be such as may be determined by the State Government having regard to the terms and conditions of their service as in force before that day.

4. Removal of difficulties. - If any difficulty arises in giving effect to the provisions of this Act or the rules made thereunder, the State Government may take such steps or issue such orders not inconsistent with this Act as it deems necessary for the removal of the difficulty.