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The Isles of Scilly (Mental Health) Order 1985

S.I. 1985/149 · Made 11 February 1985

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NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE, ENGLAND AND WALES

Made 11th February 1985

Laid before Parliament 19th February 1985

Coming into Operation 12th March 1985

The Secretary of State for Social Services, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by section 130(4) of the National Health Service Act 1977f1 and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following order:—

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

section 130(4) was extended by the Mental Health Act 1983 (c. 20), section 149(4).

Contents

  1. 1Citation and commencement
  2. 2Extension of the Mental Health Act 1983 to the Isles of Scilly
  3. 3Revocation
  4. Signature
  5. Explanatory note

1Citation and commencement

This order may be cited as the Isles of Scilly (Mental Health) Order 1985 and shall come into operation on 12th March 1985.

2Extension of the Mental Health Act 1983 to the Isles of Scilly

The Mental Health Act 1983 shall extend to the Isles of Scilly with the modification that the expression “local social services authority” in that Act shall, in relation to those Isles, mean the Council of those Isles constituted under the Isles of Scilly Order 1978.

3Revocation

The Isles of Scilly (Mental Health) Order 1962 is hereby revoked.

Signature

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Social Services.

Glenarthur

Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State

Department of Health and Social Security

11th February 1985

Explanatory note

This order extends the Mental Health Act 1983 to the Isles of Scilly, subject to modification relating to the identification of the local social services authority, and revokes the order extending to those Isles legislation now repealed.