60Suspension of admissions

60 Suspension of admissions (1) If the Minister decides that the admission of patients or any class of patients to a registered funded agency should be suspended, the Minister— (a) may in writing direct the agency to suspend such admissions forthwith or on and after a specified date; and (b) must consider any submissions, whether oral or in writing, made to the Minister by the agency within 7 days after the giving of the direction and may consider any other submissions and any matters the Minister considers appropriate; and (c) must decide whether or not the suspension should be withdrawn or confirmed and, if confirmed, the period for which the suspension should operate; and (d) must give notice of his or her decision to the agency. (2) Subsection (1) does not apply to a denominational hospital.