Care Standards Act 2000

Valid from 01/04/2002

2 In section 128 of the Mental Health Act 1959 (sexual intercourse with patients)—

(a) in subsection (1), in paragraph (a), for “or mental nursing home” there shall be substituted “ , independent hospital or care home ” and in paragraph (b), for the words from “a residential” to the end there shall be substituted “ a care home ”; and

(b) after subsection (5) there shall be inserted—

“(6) In this section “independent hospital” and “care home” have the same meanings as in the Care Standards Act 2000.”

Commencement Information

I1 Sch. 4 para. 2 wholly in force at 1.4.2002; Sch. 4 para. 2 not in force at Royal Assent see s. 122; Sch. 4 para. 2 in force for E. at 1.4.2002 by S.I. 2001/4150, arts. 1(2), 3(2)(3)(a) (subject to transitional provisions in art. 4 and in S.I. 2002/1493, art. 4) (as amended by S.I. 2002/1493, art. 6); Sch. 4 para. 2 in force for W. at 1.4.2002 by S.I. 2002/920, arts. 1(4), 3(3) (subject to art. 3(4)-(10) and to transitional provisions in Schs. 1-3)