Health Act, 1970

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Limitations on expenditure by health board.

31.—(1) A health board shall not, save with the Minister's consent, incur expenditure for any service or purpose within any period in excess of such sum as may be specified by the Minister in respect of that period.

(2) (a) The chief executive officer of a health board shall not in the performance of his functions do anything which would incur expenditure by the board in contravention of this section.

(b) If at any time the chief executive officer of a health board is of opinion that a decision or proposed decision of the board would incur expenditure by the board in contravention of this section, he shall so inform the board and the Minister.