38(1)The Disabled Persons (Services, Consultation and Representation) Act 1986 is amended as provided in this paragraph.
(2)In section 7 (persons discharged from hospital), in subsection (9), in paragraph (a) of the definition of “the managers”, after “means the” there is inserted “Strategic Health Authority,”.
(3)In section 16 (interpretation), after the definition of “statutory services” there is inserted—
““Strategic Health Authority” means a Strategic Health Authority established under section 8 of the 1977 Act;”.