HC Deb 23 June 1960 vol 625 cc718-9

Amendment made: In page 10, line 25, leave out from "hospital" to the end of the line.—[Mr. Galbraith.]

Mr. Galbraith

I beg to move, in page 10, line 31, to leave out "applicant" and to insert: person proposing to carry on the hospital This is a drafting Amendment to tighten up the wording of the Bill. It seems appropriate to specify that the person proposing to carry on a hospital should hold the certificate of registration, rather than the applicant, who may merely be acting on behalf of that person. In Committee, a similar Amendment was made to Clause 16, and the hon. Member for Kilmarnock (Mr. Ross) pointed out that perhaps the same change ought to be made here. I am very grateful to him for pointing this out. The Amendment meets the point.

Amendment agreed to.

Mr. Galbraith

I beg to move, in page 10, line 33, to leave out from beginning of subsection to "may" in line 36 and to insert: A certificate of registration shall specify the maximum number of persons who at any one time may receive care or treatment in the hospital to which the certificate relates, and such conditions as the Secretary of State The Amendment makes it plain that a certificate of registration in respect of a private hospital must specify the maximum number of persons who may be received as patients at any one time in the hospital. The certificate may also specify additional conditions as to the category of mentally disordered patients who may be received in the hospital. The Amendment thus meets an undertaking given in Committee by my right hon. and learned Friend the then Lord Advocate.

Amendment agreed to.

Further Amendments made: In page 10, line 39, leave out "issued under this section".

In page 11, line 1, leave out from "registration" to "shall" in line 2.

In line 2, after second "hospital", insert "to which it relates".—[Mr. Galbraith.]