Schedule 5 | Part 1: Amendments Of Other Enactments | Health And Social Care Act 2012 C7

SCHEDULE 5 Part 1: Amendments of Other Enactments

Health and Social Care Act 2012 (2012 c 7) | Legislation

SCHEDULE 5 Part 1: Amendments of Other Enactments

Section 55(2)

Voluntary Hospitals (Paying Patients) Act 1936 (c 17)

In section 1 of the Voluntary Hospitals (Paying Patients) Act 1936 (definitions)—

(a) in the definition of “voluntary hospital”, for “, NHS foundation trust or a Primary Care Trust” substitute “or an NHS foundation trust”, and

(b) omit the definition of “Primary Care Trust”.

National Assistance Act 1948 (c 29)

The National Assistance Act 1948 is amended as follows.

(1) Section 24 (local authority's liability for provision of accommodation) is amended as follows.

(2) In subsections (6A) and (6B)—

(a) after “by a” insert “clinical commissioning group or”, and

(b) omit “Primary Care Trust or”.

(3) After subsection (6B), insert—

“(6C) The references in subsections (6A) and (6B) to a clinical commissioning group are, so far as necessary for the purposes of regulations under section 117(2E) of the Mental Health Act 1983, to be read as references to the National Health Service Commissioning Board.”

In section 26 (provision of accommodation in premises maintained by voluntary organisations), in subsection (1C)—

(a) after “such” insert “clinical commissioning group or”, and

(b) omit “Primary Care Trust