Version Superseded: 01/04/2009
Point in time view as at 01/04/2007. This version of this provision has been superseded.
There are currently no known outstanding effects for the Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Act 2003, Section 135.
(1)The Secretary of State may cause an inquiry to be held into any matter connected with the exercise by the CSCI of any of its functions (under any enactment).
(2)Before an inquiry is begun, the Secretary of State may give a direction that it be held in private.
(3)Where no such direction has been given, the person holding the inquiry may if he thinks fit hold it, or any part of it, in private.
(4)Subsections (2) to (5) of section 250 of the Local Government Act 1972 (c. 70) (powers in relation to local inquiries) apply in relation to an inquiry under this section as they apply in relation to a local inquiry under that section.
(5)The report of the person holding the inquiry is to be published, unless the Secretary of State considers that there are exceptional circumstances which make publication inappropriate.
(6)Publication under subsection (5) is to be in such manner as the Secretary of State considers appropriate.
Commencement Information
I1S. 135 in force at 1.4.2004 for E. by S.I. 2004/759, art. 4(2)(a)
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