# The Ashworth, Broadmoor and Rampton Hospital Authorities (Functions and Membership) Regulations 1996, Regulation 2: Functions of the hospital authorities


(1) Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3) each hospital authority is directed to exercise on behalf of the Secretary of State the specified mental health service functions so far as they relate to the relevant hospital including the provision and maintenance of that hospital as a special hospital in pursuance of section 4 of the 1977 Act.
(2) Nothing in these Regulations—
(a) is to be taken as the giving of directions for the exercise of any function conferred on or vested in the Secretary of State with respect to the making of any Order or regulations; or
(b) enables a hospital authority to exercise the Secretary of State’s functions under section 87(1) of the Act in respect of compulsory acquisition of land.
(3) The exercise by a hospital authority of functions under section 3(1)(c), (e) and (f) of the 1977 Act, other than the function of providing psychiatric and associated services, is subject to the limitation that services or facilities mentioned in those provisions are to be provided only to patients for whom psychiatric and associated services are provided by the relevant hospital.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1996/489/regulation/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/ashworth-broadmoor-and-rampton-hospital-authorities-functions-and-membership-regulations-1996/regulation-2
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