# Mental Capacity Act 2005, Paragraph 175

Extent: E+W

(1) “ Hospital ” means—
(a) an NHS hospital, or
(b) an independent hospital.
(2) “ NHS hospital ” means—
(a) a health service hospital as defined by section 275 of the National Health Service Act 2006 or section 206 of the National Health Service (Wales) Act 2006, or
(b) a hospital as defined by section 206 of the National Health Service (Wales) Act 2006 vested in a Local Health Board.
(3) Independent hospital”—
(a) in relation to England, means a hospital as defined by section 275 of the National Health Service Act 2006 that is not an NHS hospital; and
(b) in relation to Wales, means a hospital as defined by section 2 of the Care Standards Act 2000 that is not an NHS hospital.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2005/9/schedule/A1/paragraph/175 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/mental-capacity-act-2005/schedule-A1/paragraph-175
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