Mental Health Act 2007

46Local Health BoardsU.K.

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(1)The 1983 Act is amended as follows.

(2)In section 19(3) (removal of patients), after “NHS foundation trust”, in each place, insert “ , Local Health Board ”.

(3)In section 145(1) (interpretation)—

(a)in the definition of “hospital”, after paragraph (b) insert ; and

(c)any hospital as defined by section 206 of the National Health Service (Wales) Act 2006 which is vested in a Local Health Board;, and

(b)in the definition of “the managers”, after paragraph (bc) insert—

(bd)in relation to a hospital vested in a Local Health Board, the Board;.