Mental Health Units (Use of Force) Act 2018 (c. 27)

Interpretation E+W

13 Interpretation E+W

In this Act—

• “health service hospital” has the same meaning as in section 275(1) of the National Health Service Act 2006;

• “independent hospital” has the same meaning as in section 145(1) of the Mental Health Act 1983;

• “the NHS” has the same meaning as in section 64(4) of the Health and Social Care Act 2012;

• “responsible person” means a person appointed under section 2(1);

• “relevant health organisation” means—

  (a)

  an NHS trust;

  (b)

  an NHS foundation trust;

  (c)

  any person who provides health care services for the purposes of the NHS within the meaning of Part 3 of the Health and Social Care Act 2012;

• “staff” means any person who works for a relevant health organisation that operates a mental health unit (whether as an employee or a contractor) who—

  (a)

  may be authorised to use force on a patient in the unit,

  (b)

  may authorise the use of force on a particular patient in the unit, or

  (c)

  has the function of providing general authority for the use of force in the unit.

Commencement Information

I1 S. 13 in force at 31.3.2022 by S.I. 2021/1372, reg. 2(j)