The Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Consequential Amendments No.2) Order 2010

Amendment of the Community Care (Delayed Discharges etc) Act 2003

This section has no associated Explanatory Memorandum

11.  In section 12 of the Community Care (Delayed Discharges etc) Act 2003 (interpretation)(1), for the definition of “independent hospital” substitute—

“independent hospital”—

(a)

in relation to England, means a hospital as defined by section 275 of the National Health Service Act 2006 that is not a health service hospital as defined by that section; and

(b)

in relation to Wales, has the same meaning as in the Care Standards Act 2000;.

(1)

2003 c. 5; to which there are amendments not relevant to this Order.