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16Secure psychiatric services

(1)    Section 4 of the National Health Service Act 2006 (high security psychiatric services) is amended as follows.

(2)    In subsection (1) for the words from the beginning to “duty to provide” substitute “The Board must arrange for the provision of”.

(3)    In subsection (3)—

(a)    after “may be provided” insert

“—

(a)    

(b)    after paragraph (a) insert

“, and

(b)    only by a person approved by the Secretary of State for the purposes of this subsection.”

(4)    After subsection (3) insert—

“(3A)    The Secretary of State may—

(a)    give directions to a person who provides high security psychiatric services about the provision by that person of those services;

(b)    give directions to the Board about the exercise of its functions in relation to high security psychiatric services.”

NOTES
Initial Commencement
Royal Assent

Royal Assent (in so far as is necessary for enabling the exercise on or after 27 March 2012 of any power to make an order or regulations or to give directions that is conferred by the above section or an amendment made by it): 27 March 2012: see s 306(1)(d).

To be appointed

To be appointed (for remaining purposes): see s 306(4).

Extent

This section does not extend to Scotland: see s 308(1).
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