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Paragraph 123 I1I2

(1)

Section 236 (payment for medical examination before application for admission to hospital under the Mental Health Act) is amended as follows.

(2)

In subsection (1), for “the Secretary of State” substitute “the prescribed clinical commissioning group”.

(3)

In subsection (2)(b)—

(a)

after “report made” insert

“— ”,

(i)
(b)

omit “a Primary Care Trust,”,

(c)

before “NHS trust” insert “an”, and

(d)

at the end insert

“, or

(ii)

pursuant to arrangements made by the National Health Service Commissioning Board or a clinical commissioning group, or

(iii)

pursuant to arrangements made in the exercise (by any person) of the public health functions of the Secretary of State or a local authority.”

Annotations

Commencement

I1

Sch. 4 para. 123 partly in force; Sch. 4 para. 123 in force for specified purposes at Royal Assent, see s. 306(1)(d)

I2

Sch. 4 para. 123 in force at 1.4.2013 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2013/160, art. 2(2) (with arts. 7-9)