The NHS Bodies and Local Authorities Partnership Arrangements (Amendment) Regulations 2009

• Citation: S.I. 2009/278
• Sections: 2

Section 1 Citation, commencement and application

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the NHS Bodies and Local Authorities Partnership Arrangements (Amendment) Regulations 2009.

(2) These Regulations shall come into force on 1st April 2009 immediately after the coming into force of the Mental Health Act 1983 (Independent Mental Health Advocates) (England) Regulations 2008 .

(3) These Regulations apply in relation to England.

Section 2 Amendment of the NHS Bodies and Local Authorities Partnership Arrangements Regulations 2000

Regulation 5 (functions of NHS bodies) of the NHS Bodies and Local Authorities Partnership Arrangements Regulations 2000 shall be amended as follows—

(a) at the end of paragraph (a)(ii), omit “and”;

(b) for paragraph (b), substitute—

(b) the functions under sections 117 and 130A of the Mental Health Act 1983 ; and

(c) the functions under Schedule A1 of the Mental Capacity Act 2005 .