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Statutory Instruments

2003 No. 2276

NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE, ENGLAND

SOCIAL SERVICES, ENGLAND

The Delayed Discharges (Mental Health Care) (England) Order 2003

Made

4th September 2003

Laid before Parliament

10th September 2003

Coming into force

1st October 2003

The Secretary of State for Health, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by section 12 of the Community Care (Delayed Discharges etc. ) Act 2003( 1 ) and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:

Citation, commencement and application

1. —(1) This Order may be cited as the Delayed Discharges (Mental Health Care) (England) Order 2003 and shall come into force on 1st October 2003.

(2) This Order applies to England only.

Definition of “mental health care”

2. For the purposes of the definition of “mental health care” in section 12 of the Community Care (Delayed Discharges etc.) Act 2003 health services relating to mental health are of a prescribed description if they are—

(a) psychiatric services; or

(b) other services provided to a patient for the purposes of the prevention, diagnosis or treatment of illness,

where the person primarily responsible for arranging those services is a consultant psychiatrist.

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Health

Stephen Ladyman

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State,

Department of Health

4th September 2003

( 1 )

2003 c. 5 .

Status: This is the original version (as it was originally made). This item of legislation is currently only available in its original format.
The Delayed Discharges (Mental Health Care) (England) Order 2003 (2003/2276)

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The Delayed Discharges (Mental Health Care) (England) Order 2003 2003 No. 2276 Order revoked The Care Act 2014 (Consequential Amendments) (Secondary Legislation) Order 2015 2015 No. 643 art. 3(a) Not yet
The Delayed Discharges (Mental Health Care) (England) Order 2003 2003 No. 2276 art 2 defn(s) appl The Delayed Discharges (England) Regulations 2003 2003 No. 2277 reg 3(3)(b) Not yet

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