743Mental health and wellbeing surcharge—appropriation of Consolidated Fund

743 Mental health and wellbeing surcharge—appropriation of Consolidated Fund

(1) The Consolidated Fund is appropriated to the extent necessary to enable amounts equal to the amounts credited to the Consolidated Fund as the mental health and wellbeing surcharge to be spent on the provision of outputs that are consistent with and promote the objectives of this Act and the mental health and wellbeing principles.

(2) Any amount credited to the Consolidated Fund as the mental health and wellbeing surcharge under the Mental Health Act 2014 as in force immediately before its repeal may be spent on the provision of outputs that are consistent with and promote the objectives of this Act and the mental health and wellbeing principles.

(3) In this section—

mental health and wellbeing surcharge has the meaning given by clause 1 of Schedule 1 to the Payroll Tax Act 2007;

outputs has the meaning given by section 3 of the Financial Management Act 1994.

Part 17.5—Miscellaneous provisions

Division 1—General

744 Power to commence a proceeding

(1) The Health Secretary may commence a proceeding for an offence against this Act (other than under Chapter 7 or 9) or the regulations.

(2) The Mental Health Tribunal may commence a proceeding for an offence under Chapter 7.

(3) The Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission may commence a proceeding for an offence under Chapter 9 related to the functions and powers of the Commission.

(4) A police officer may commence a proceeding for an offence against this Act or the regulations.