This Bill is a private bill, promoted by the patrons of the Royal Incorporation of Hutchesons' Hospital in the City of Glasgow.
This is a Private bill
The Bill became an Act on 31 May 2019
This Bill was passed and is now an Act of the Scottish Parliament.
This Bill is a private bill, promoted by the patrons of the Royal Incorporation of Hutchesons' Hospital in the City of Glasgow.
The Bill proposes to repeal the Hutchesons Hospital Act 1872. It would transfer the property, legal rights and obligations of the current Royal Incorporation charity to a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation (SCIO) charity. It’ll be called the Royal Incorporation of Hutchesons’ Hospital in the City of Glasgow SCIO. (The ‘Royal Incorporation’ part of the title means it was given a royal charter.)
SCIOs are a more modern flexible form of organisation for charities.
The Bill will repeal (cancel) the 1872 Act because establishing the new charity means that the Act is no longer necessary.
The charity will continue to:
This private bill has come about because changes to the charity cannot be made without changes to the 1872 Act. Changing an Act is a time-consuming process.
The patrons believe the charity will work better if the way it is run is modernised.
This will mean:
Hutchesons' Hospital Transfer and Dissolution (Scotland) Bill as introduced (343KB, pdf) posted 15 August 2019
Explanatory Notes (90KB, pdf) posted 29 July 2019
Promoter's Memorandum (229KB, pdf) posted 29 July 2019
Promoter's Statement (124KB, pdf) posted 29 July 2019
Statements on legislative competence (88KB, pdf) posted 29 July 2019
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Promoter’s Memorandum: The Promoter’s Memorandum sets out the Bill’s objectives, what alternative approaches were considered and the consultation undertaken. It provides an opportunity to argue the case for the Bill, and so can provide a useful complement to the Explanatory Notes.
Explanatory Notes: this document provides an overview of what the Bill does, plus a more detailed explanation of individual sections.
Promoter’s Statement: The main purpose of the Promoter’s Statement is to set out how the promoter has notified and made information available to those likely to be affected, and obtained consent where required.
Statements on legislative competence: two short statements, one by the Presiding Officer and one by the person introducing the Bill. “Legislative competence” means the powers the Parliament has to make law.
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Research briefing on the Hutchesons' Hospital Transfer and Dissolution (Scotland) Bill
The Bill was introduced on 25 June 2018
The Committee considers and reports on the general principles of the Bill.
Parliament then decides whether the Bill should proceed to the next stage.
The lead committee for this Bill is the Hutchesons' Hospital Transfer and Dissolution (Scotland) Bill Committee. The lead committee considers and reports on the Bill.
The lead committee will usually examine the Bill through evidence sessions. This will involve contributions from individuals and organisations, known as 'witnesses', with knowledge of the subject matter. The committee might also discuss the Bill in private sessions.
The objection period is now closed.
A Preliminary Stage debate took place on 20 February 2019 to consider and decide on the general principles of the Bill.
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Once MSPs have decided on the amendments, they debate whether to pass the Bill.
Result 100 for, 0 against, 0 abstained, 29 did not vote Vote Passed
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If the Bill is passed, it is normally sent for Royal Assent after about 4 weeks. Royal Assent is when the Bill gets formal agreement by the King and becomes an Act of the Scottish Parliament. Some Acts become law straight after Royal Assent. Some only come into force on a later date. Sometimes different bits of the same Act become law on different dates.
This Bill was passed on 25 April and became an Act on 31 May 2019.
Hutchesons’ Hospital Transfer and Dissolution (Scotland) Act 2019