[F14 High security psychiatric services.E+W+S
(1)The duty imposed on the Secretary of State by section 1 above to provide services for the purposes of the health service includes a duty to provide hospital accommodation and services for persons who are liable to be detained under the M1Mental Health Act 1983 and in his opinion require treatment under conditions of high security on account of their dangerous, violent or criminal propensities.
(2)The hospital accommodation and services mentioned in subsection (1) above are in this Act referred to as ”high security psychiatric services”.
(3)High security psychiatric services shall be provided only at hospital premises at which services are provided only for the persons mentioned in subsection (1) above; and for this purpose ”hospital premises” means—
(a)a hospital; or
(b)any part of a hospital which is treated as a separate unit.]
Textual Amendments
F1S. 4 substituted (1.4.2000 for E.W.) by 1999 c. 8, s. 41(1); S.I. 1999/2793, art. 2(3)(a), Sch. 3
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1S. 4: transfer of functions (E.) (1.4.2001) by S.I. 2001/747, regs. 2(1), 3, 4, Sch. 1
Marginal Citations