UKPGA-1994-16 — State Hospitals (Scotland) Act 1994

preamble

Be it enacted by the Queen’s most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—

s. 1

For section 102 of the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978 (state hospitals) there shall be substituted the following section—.

s. 2 — Consequential amendments and repeals.

s. 2(1)

In section 105(4)(b) of the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978 (procedure as respects orders), the words “and 102(2)” are hereby repealed.

s. 2(2)

In section 108(1) of that Act (interpretation), for the definition of “state hospital” there shall be substituted the following—.

s. 2(3)

Sections 90 and 91(1) of the Mental Health (Scotland) Act 1984 are hereby repealed.

s. 2(4)

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s. 2(5)

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s. 3 — Short title, commencement and extent.

s. 3(1)

This Act may be cited as the State Hospitals (Scotland) Act 1994.

s. 3(2)

This Act shall come into force on such date as the Secretary of State may appoint by order made by statutory instrument.

s. 3(3)

An order under subsection (2) above may contain such transitional provisions and savings as the Secretary of State may consider appropriate.

s. 3(4)

This Act extends to Scotland only.