Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2010

Amendment of section 55 of Health Act 2007.

15.— Section 55 of the Health Act 2007 is amended—

(a) in subsection (3), by the substitution of “Subject to subsection (4), a decision referred to in subsection (1) does not take effect” for “A decision referred to in subsection (1) does not take effect”,

and

(b) by the addition of the following subsections:

“(4) If the applicant or the registered provider—

(a) informs the chief inspector in writing that the applicant or the registered provider, as the case may be, accepts the decision concerned of the chief inspector and does not intend to appeal that decision to the District Court, and

(b) requests the chief inspector in writing that the decision concerned of the chief inspector take effect on a date that is earlier than that specified in subsection (3)(a),

that decision shall take effect on such date, that is earlier than the expiration of a period of 28 days after the receipt by the applicant or registered provider, as the case may be, of written notice under this section, as may be determined by the chief inspector.

(5) Notwithstanding section 57, an appeal to the District Court may not be brought from a decision of the chief inspector that takes effect under subsection (4).”.