HC Deb 20 March 1922 vol 152 cc53-4W
Colonel WEDGWOOD

asked the Minister of Health whether the Law Officers of the Crown were consulted as to the legality of the substitution of the term mental specialists for medical practitioners in the wording of Section 49 of the Lunacy Act, 1890; and, if they have not been consulted, will he see that this is done?

Sir A. MOND

There has been no substitution of the term mental specialists for medical practitioners in Section 49 of the Lunacy Act, 1890, and I see no need for consulting the Law Officers.

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