The Health Act 1999 (Supplementary, Consequential etc. Provisions) Order 2000

PART II REGULATIONS AND ORDERS

The Authorities for the Ashworth, Broadmoor and Rampton Hospitals (Establishment and Constitution) Order 1996

7.—(1) The Authorities for the Ashworth, Broadmoor and Rampton Hospitals (Establishment and Constitution) Order 1996(1) is amended as follows.

(2) In article 3 (functions of the Authorities), for “special hospital” there is substituted “provision of high security psychiatric services at the hospital”.

(3) In the Schedule, in Column (2), the word “special” is omitted in each of the three places where it occurs.

The Ashworth, Broadmoor and Rampton Hospital Authorities (Functions and Membership) Regulations 1996

8.—(1) The Ashworth, Broadmoor and Rampton Hospital Authorities (Functions and Membership) Regulations(2) are amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 1(2) (interpretation)–

(a) in the definition of “the hospitals”, the word “special” is omitted and after “Rampton hospitals” there is added “at which high security psychiatric services are provided”; and

(b) in the definition of “the specified mental health service functions ”, for “and his functions under the Mental Health Act 1983 as the managers of the relevant hospital” there is substituted “in so far as they relate to the provision of high security psychiatric services”.

(3) In regulation 2 (functions of hospital authorities), in paragraph (1), for “special hospital” there is substituted “hospital at which high security psychiatric services are provided”.

(1)

S.I. 1996/488.

(2)

S.I. 1996/489.