Proposed Private Bill

Proposed Private Bill
The Patrons ofThe Royal Incorporation of Hutchesons' Hospital in the City of Glasgow, a registered Scottish Charity (SC001470) (the "Incorporation") incorporated under the Hutchesons' Hospital Act 1872 (the "1872 Act"), intend to introduce a Private Bill, the Hutchesons' Hospital Transfer and Dissolution (Scotland) Bill ("the Bill"), into the Scottish Parliament on or around 15 June 2018. The purposes of the Bill are to transfer the property, rights, interests and liabilities of the Incorporation to a new Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation ("SCIO"), to dissolve the Incorporation and to repeal the 1872 Act These changes will ensure the regulation and administration of the charity assets in compliance with modern charity law, but the essence of the charity's work will not change.

Further information about Private Bill procedures, including admissibility criteria for objections, can be found on the Parliament website (www.parliament.scot) under Parliamentary Business / Bills and under Parliamentary Business / Parliamentary Procedure, or obtained from the Clerks in the Scottish Parliament's Non-Government Bills Unit by writing to them at the Scottish Parliament, Edinburgh EH99 ISP, emailing ngbu@parliament.scot, or calling 0131 348 5246.
Additional information about the content of the Bill may be obtained by writing to Adam McCabe at Brodies LLP 110 Queen Street, Glasgow, GI 3BX or by email at adam.mccabe@brodies.com, or on the Scottish Parliament website under Parliamentary Business / Bills /Proposed Private and Hybrid Bills.