Cork Fever Hospital Act, 1935

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Closing of existing fever hospital.

45.—(1) On and after the appointed day and until the existing fever hospital is closed in accordance with this section, the Board shall manage the existing fever hospital.

(2) On and after the appointed day no patients shall be received into the existing fever hospital, and the Board shall as soon as may be close the existing fever hospital and for that purpose may remove patients from the existing fever hospital to the new fever hospital.

(3) For the purposes of the provisions of this Part of this Act relating to expenses of the Board, the following provisions shall have effect, that is to say:—

(a) every patient who is resident in the existing fever hospital on the appointed day or who is removed from the existing fever hospital to the new fever hospital under this section shall, if he was, at the date of his admission to the existing fever hospital, resident in the county borough of Cork, be deemed to be a, city patient or, if he was, at the date of his admission to the existing fever hospital, resident in the joint district, be deemed to be a joint district patient;

(b) every person who is so deemed to be a city patient or a joint district patient shall on and after the appointed day while resident in the existing fever hospital be deemed to be resident in the new fever hospital.