SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 1 Amendments

Part III Amendments of other enactments

The Disabled Persons (Services, Consultation and Representation) Act 1986

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(1)

The M1Disabled Persons (Services, Consultation and Representation) Act 1986 shall be amended as follows.

(2)

In section 2 (rights of authorised representatives of disabled persons), in subsection (9), in the definition of “health authority”, for “has the meaning given by section 128(1) of the 1977 Act” substitute “ means a Health Authority or a Special Health Authority ”.

(3)

In section 7 (persons discharged from hospital)—

(a)

in subsection (1)(a), omit “district or”, and

(b)

in subsection (9)—

(i)

in the definition of “health authority”, for “District Health Authority” substitute “ Health Authority ”, and

(ii)

in the definition of “the managers”, after “(other than a special hospital” and after “(other than a State hospital” insert “ or a hospital vested in a National Health Service trust ” and for “District Health Authority or special health authority” substitute “ Health Authority or Special Health Authority ”.

(4)

In section 16 (interpretation), in subsection (1)—

(a)

after the definition of “guardian” insert—

““Health Authority” means a Health Authority established under section 8 of the 1977 Act;”, and

(b)

after the definition of “services” insert—

““Special Health Authority” means a Special Health Authority established under section 11 of the 1977 Act;”.