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Part 1 The Care Quality Commission
Chapter 2 Registration in respect of provision of health or social care
Further provision about registration as a service provider or manager
Chapter 3 Quality of health and social care
Part 2 Regulation of health professions and health and social care workforce
Conduct and performance of medical practitioners and other health care workers
Part 4 Health in pregnancy grant
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Transfers of property and staff etc.
Amendments of Mental Health Act 1983
2.In section 57 of the MHA (treatment requiring consent and...
3.In section 58 of the MHA (treatment requiring consent or...
5.In section 64H of the MHA (certificates: supplementary provision), in...
7.(1) Section 119 of the MHA (practitioners approved for Part...
8.For section 120 of the MHA substitute— General protection of...
9.After section 120 of the MHA insert— Investigation reports (1) The regulatory authority may publish a report of a...
10.In section 129 of the MHA (obstruction), in subsection (1),...
11.(1) Section 134 of the MHA (correspondence of patients) is...
12.After section 134 of the MHA insert— Review of decisions...
13.In section 145 of the MHA (general interpretation), in subsection...
Further amendments relating to Part 1
Part 1 Amendments of Care Standards Act 2000
3.In section 2 of the 2000 Act (independent hospitals etc),...
5.(1) Section 4 of the 2000 Act (other basic definitions)...
6.(1) Section 5 of the 2000 Act (registration authorities) is...
7.Omit section 5A (general duties of Commission for Healthcare Audit...
9.In section 10 of the 2000 Act (inquiries), omit subsection...
10.In section 11 of the 2000 Act (requirement to register)—...
11.In section 12 of the 2000 Act (applications for registration),...
12.In section 14 of the 2000 Act (cancellation of registration),...
13.After section 14 of the 2000 Act insert— Suspension of...
14.In section 15 of the 2000 Act (applications by registered...
15.In section 16 of the 2000 Act (regulations about registration),...
19.After section 20 of the 2000 Act insert— Urgent procedure...
21.In section 22 of the 2000 Act (regulation of establishments...
22.After section 24 of the 2000 Act insert— Offences relating...
24.In section 29 of the 2000 Act (proceedings for offences)—...
25.After section 30 of the 2000 Act insert— Penalty notices...
29.(1) Section 55 of the 2000 Act (interpretation of Part...
32.After section 118 of the 2000 Act insert— Regulations: Wales...
33.In section 120 of the 2000 Act (Wales) omit subsection...
34.In section 121 of the 2000 Act (general interpretation etc),...
Part 2 Amendments of Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Act 2003
42.In section 96 of the 2003 Act (additional functions of...
45.In section 113 of the 2003 Act (complaints about health...
46.In section 114 of the 2003 Act (complaints about social...
47.Omit sections 120 to 141 of the 2003 Act (supplementary...
51.In section 148 of the 2003 Act (interpretation of Part...
Adjudication functions under Medical Act 1983 and Opticians Act 1989
Extension of powers under s. 60 of Health Act 1999
2.In section 62 of the 1999 Act (regulations and orders),...
5.(1) Paragraph 7 (matters outside the scope of the Orders)...
6.(1) Paragraph 8 (other matters outside the scope of the...
7.(1) Paragraph 9 (preliminary procedure for making Orders) is amended...
9.In paragraph 11 (which contains further interpretative provisions), in sub-paragraph...
10.Omit paragraph 12 (which confers limited powers in relation to...
Regulation of social care workers
Public health protection: further amendments
Public Health (Control of Disease) Act 1984
3.(1) Section 1 (authorities administering Act) of the 1984 Act...
11.Omit section 52 of the 1984 Act (prosecution of offences...
14.In section 59 of the 1984 Act (authentication of documents)—...
16.After section 60 of the 1984 Act insert— Electronic communications...
18.(1) Section 62 of the 1984 Act (supplementary provisions as...
24.For section 69 of the 1984 Act substitute— Protection from...
26.For section 71 of the 1984 Act substitute— Default powers...
29.(1) Section 74 of the 1984 Act (interpretation) is amended...
Funding of expenditure in connection with provision of pharmaceutical services
Transitional provisions relating to s. 147
Complaints, orders and payments under section 43 of the 1948 Act
Recovery of expenditure incurred under section 47(8) of the 1948 Act
Recovery of expenses incurred under section 48 of the 1948 Act
Transitional cases under paragraph 19(1) of Schedule 6 to the 1948 Act
Transitional cases under paragraph 19(2) of Schedule 6 to the 1948 Act
Recovery of expenses under section 46 of the Public Health (Control of Disease) Act 1984
Further amendments relating to Part 5
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