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Mental Health Units (Use of Force) Act 2018

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As published

13 Interpretation

In this Act— “health service hospital” has the same meaning as in section 275(1) of the National Health Service Act 2006; “independent hospital” has the same meaning as in section 145(1) of the Mental Health Act 1983; “the NHS” has the same meaning as in section 64(4) of the Health and Social Care Act 2012; “responsible person” means a person appointed under section 2(1); “relevant health organisation” means— an NHS trust; an NHS foundation trust; any person who provides health care services for the purposes of the NHS within the meaning of Part 3 of the Health and Social Care Act 2012; “staff” means any person who works for a relevant health organisation that operates a mental health unit (whether as an employee or a contractor) who— may be authorised to use force on a patient in the unit, may authorise the use of force on a particular patient in the unit, or has the function of providing general authority for the use of force in the unit.

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13 Interpretation

In this Act— “health service hospital” has the same meaning as in section 275(1) of the National Health Service Act 2006; “independent hospital” has the same meaning as in section 145(1) of the Mental Health Act 1983; “the NHS” has the same meaning as in section 64(4) of the Health and Social Care Act 2012; “responsible person” means a person appointed under section 2(1); “relevant health organisation” means— an NHS trust; an NHS foundation trust; any person who provides health care services for the purposes of the NHS within the meaning of Part 3 of the Health and Social Care Act 2012; “staff” means any person who works for a relevant health organisation that operates a mental health unit (whether as an employee or a contractor) who— may be authorised to use force on a patient in the unit, may authorise the use of force on a particular patient in the unit, or has the function of providing general authority for the use of force in the unit.

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