The Mental Health (Northern Ireland) Order 1986

Miscellaneous powers of [F1HSC trusts] N.I.

113.[F2(1) Without prejudice to the generality of Article 112, [F3an HSC trust] may, to such extent as may be prescribed or approved by the Department—

(a)pay to persons who are receiving treatment as patients (whether liable to be detained or not) in any hospital, private hospital or nursing home such amounts as [F4the trust] thinks fit in respect of those persons' occasional personal expenses where it appears to [F4the trust] that those persons would otherwise be without resources to meet those expenses;

(b)provide financial assistance for any person absent from a hospital in pursuance of leave of absence granted under this Order, where the needs of that person are such that such assistance is necessary to give full effect to his treatment or to provide for his settlement or resettlement in the community;

(c)contribute towards the maintenance of persons who are subject to guardianship under this Order;

(d)provide, or co-operate in the provision of, suitable training or occupation, whether in premises provided by the Department or elsewhere, for persons suffering from mental disorder.

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