The References to Health Authorities Order 2007

Disabled Persons (Services, Consultation and Representation) Act 1986 (c. 33)

15.—(1) The Disabled Persons (Services, Consultation and Representation) Act 1986 is amended as follows.

(2) For “Health Authority” there is substituted “Local Health Board” in the following sections —

(a)section 2 (rights of authorised representative of disabled persons), in subsection (9) in subparagraph (aa); and

(b)section 7 (persons discharged from hospital), in subsection (9) in subparagraph (aa) of the definition of “health authority”.

(3) In section 16 (interpretation), there is inserted in the appropriate alphabetical position ““Local Health Board” means a Local Health Board established under section 11 of the National Health Services (Wales) Act 2006;”.