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National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990

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The Disabled Persons (Services, Consultation and Representation) Act 1986

30(1)In section 2 of the [1986 c. 33.] Disabled Persons (Services, Consultation and Representation) Act 1986 (rights of authorised representatives of disabled persons), in subsection (5) (by virtue of which a disabled person’s authorised representative may visit and interview him in various categories of accommodation)—

(a)in paragraph (a) (hospital accommodation) after the words “the 1977 Act” there shall be inserted “or by a National Health Service trust established under the provisions of the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990” and after the words “the 1978 Act” there shall be inserted “or by a National Health Service trust established under that Act”;

(b)in paragraph (c) (accommodation provided by a voluntary organisation in accordance with arrangements made under section 26 of the National Assistance Act 1948) after the word “organisation”, in the first place where it occurs, there shall be inserted the words “or other person”; and

(c)in paragraph (cc) (which is inserted by paragraph 59(4) of Schedule 13 to the [1989 c. 41.] Children Act 1989) after the word “organisation” there shall be inserted the words “or other person”.

(2)In section 7 of that Act (persons discharged from hospital), in subsection (9), in the definition of “managers” the word “and” at the end of paragraph (c) shall be omitted and after that paragraph there shall be inserted—

(cc)in relation to a hospital vested in a National Health Service trust means the directors of that trust; and.

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