National Health Service (Scotland) Act, 1947 : 10 & 11 Geo. 6. Ch. 27.

  • Great Britain
Date:
1947]
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: National Health Service (Scotland) Act, 1947 : 10 & 11 Geo. 6. Ch. 27. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    (b) the superintendent of the mental hospital within whose area the place to which the lunatic is to be discharged is situated notice of the pro- posed discharge giving such particulars with | the person, if any, who has requested the dis- charge and such other matters as may be prescribed by the Secretary of State, and the lunatic shall not in any event be discharged before the expiry of ten days from the date when such notice is given, and, if within that period, a duly authorised officer of the local health authority represents that adequate arrangements have not been made for the welfare of the lunatic in the event of his discharge, he shall Board. ~ section— Payments by Secretary of State towards main- tenance of lunatics in house or liber- ated on trial or _** 734,-_(1) Where a lunatic is detained in any house it shall be lawful for the Secretary of State, if he considers it reasonable so to do, to make, on such conditions as he may determine, pay- ments to the person responsible for the main- tenance of the lunatic at such rate as the Secretary of State may think fit. (2) Where a lunatic is liberated on trial or probation from any mental hospital or house it shall be lawful for the Secretary of State to make such payments as aforesaid to the lunatic or to the person responsible for his main- tenance. - (3) Regulations or schemes under section twelve of the National Health Service (Scotland) Act, 1947, may provide for the exercise of the functions of the Secretary of State under this hospital and specialist services under the said Act.”’ Amendment Act, 1871. 34 & 35 Vict. c. 55. 3 & 4 Geo. 5. c. 38. 74