Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002

133 Medical inspectorsU.K.

This section has no associated Explanatory Notes

(1)This section applies to a person if an immigration officer acting under Schedule 2 to the Immigration Act 1971 (c. 77) (control on entry, &c.) has brought the person to the attention of—

(a)a medical inspector appointed under paragraph 1(2) of that Schedule, or

(b)a person working under the direction of a medical inspector appointed under that paragraph.

(2)A medical inspector may disclose to a health service body—

(a)the name of a person to whom this section applies,

(b)his place of residence in the United Kingdom,

(c)his age,

(d)the language which he speaks,

(e)the nature of any disease with which the inspector thinks the person may be infected,

(f)relevant details of the person’s medical history,

(g)the grounds for an opinion mentioned in paragraph (e) (including the result of any test or examination which has been carried out), and

(h)the inspector’s opinion about action which the health service body should take.

(3)A disclosure may be made under subsection (2) only if the medical inspector thinks it necessary for the purpose of—

(a)preventative medicine,

(b)medical diagnosis,

(c)the provision of care or treatment, or

(d)the management of health care services.

(4)For the purposes of this section “health service body” in relation to a person means a body which carries out functions in an area which includes his place of residence and which is—

(a)in relation to England—

[F1(ai)the Secretary of State,]

F2(i). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

[F3(ia)[F4NHS England],

[F5(ib)an integrated care board established under section 14Z25 of the National Health Service Act 2006,]

(ic)a local authority in relation to the exercise of functions under section 2B or 111 of, or any of paragraphs 1 to 7B or 13 of Schedule 1 to, the National Health Service Act 2006,]

(ii)a National Health Service Trust established under [F6section 25 of the National Health Service Act 2006 or section 18 of the National Health Service (Wales) Act 2006],

[F7(iia)an NHS foundation trust,]

F8(iii). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F9(iv). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F10 . . .

F10(v). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F11 . . .

F11(vi). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(b)in relation to Wales—

[F12(i)a Local Health Board established under section 11 of the National Health Service (Wales) Act 2006,] [F13or]

(ii)a National Health Service Trust established under [F14section 25 of the National Health Service Act 2006 or section 18 of the National Health Service (Wales) Act 2006], F15. . .

(iii)F15. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .F9 . . .

F9(iv). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(c)in relation to Scotland—

[F16(ai)the Secretary of State,]

(i)a Health Board, Special Health Board or National Health Service Trust established under section 2 or 12A of the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978 (c. 29), F17. . .

(ii)the Common Services Agency for the Scottish Health Service established under section 10 of that Act, or

[F18(iia)Healthcare Improvement Scotland established under section 10A of the 1978 Act, ] [F19or]

F20(iii). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(d)in relation to Northern Ireland—

F21(i). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(ii)a [F22Health and Social Care trust] established under the Health and Personal Social Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1991 (S.I. 1991/194 (N.I. 1)), F23. . .

[F24(iia)the Regional Agency for Public Health and Social Well-being established under section 12 of the Health and Social Care (Reform) Act (Northern Ireland) 2009, or]

(iii)the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety F25. . .

F25(iv). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Textual Amendments

F1S. 133(4)(ai) inserted (1.4.2013) by Health and Social Care Act 2012 (c. 7), s. 306(4), Sch. 7 para. 12(2)(a); S.I. 2013/160, art. 2(2) (with arts. 7-9)

F2S. 133(4)(a)(i) omitted (1.4.2013) by virtue of Health and Social Care Act 2012 (c. 7), s. 306(4), Sch. 5 para. 107(a); S.I. 2013/160, art. 2(2) (with arts. 7-9)

F3S. 133(4)(a)(ia)-(ic) inserted (1.4.2013) by Health and Social Care Act 2012 (c. 7), s. 306(4), Sch. 5 para. 107(b); S.I. 2013/160, art. 2(2) (with arts. 7-9)

F4Words in s. 133 substituted (1.7.2022) by Health and Care Act 2022 (c. 31), s. 186(6), Sch. 1 para. 1(1)(2); S.I. 2022/734, reg. 2(a), Sch. (with regs. 13, 29, 30)