UK Act of Parliament 1982 c. 51 United Kingdom

Mental Health (Amendment) Act 1982

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Status
In Force

What it defines

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16 other provisions — procedural and definitional
s.034 Amendments of Bail Act 1976 etc. (opens in a new tab)
s.052 Correspondence of patients. (opens in a new tab)
s.053 Code of practice. (opens in a new tab)
s.054 Practitioners approved for purposes of Part VI and s. 53. (opens in a new tab)
s.055 General protection of detained patients. (opens in a new tab)
s.056 Mental Health Act Commission. (opens in a new tab)
s.057 Duty of managers of hospitals to give information to detained patients. (opens in a new tab)
s.058 Duty of managers of hospitals to inform nearest relative of discharge of detained patient. (opens in a new tab)
s.061 Replacement of mental welfare officers by approved social workers. (opens in a new tab)
s.063 (1) . . . . . . . . .... (opens in a new tab)
s.064 Minor amendments. (opens in a new tab)
s.065 Consequential amendments and repeals. (opens in a new tab)
s.067 Expenses. (opens in a new tab)
s.068 Interpretation and supplementary provisions. (opens in a new tab)
s.069 Commencement and transitional provisions. (opens in a new tab)
s.070 Short title and extent. (opens in a new tab)
Schedules

Schedules

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26 other schedules
s.sch003 In section 116(7)— (a) for the words “detention in a...
s.sch003 In section 116(7)— (a) for the words “detention in a...
s.sch003 In section 45 for the words from “severe subnormality” onwards...
s.sch003 In section 71(6)— (a) for the words “detention in a...
s.sch003 In section 5— (a) after subsection (4) there shall be...
s.sch003 In paragraph 2(1) of Schedule 1 for the words “an...
s.sch003 In section 1— (a) in subsection (3) for the words...
s.sch003 In section 72— (a) . . . . . ....
s.sch003 In section 8 after subsection (3) there shall be inserted—...
s.sch003 In section 11 after subsection (4) there shall be inserted—...
s.sch003 In section 14(2)— (a) for the words “detention in a...
s.sch003 In section 37— (a) after subsection (4) there shall be...
s.sch003 In Schedule 1— (a) in paragraph 2 for the words...
s.sch003 In section 23— (a) in subsection (2)(a) for the words...
s.sch003 In section 2(10) for the words “the court may make...
s.sch003 In section 18(1)(c) for the words “an order restricting his...
s.sch003 In Schedule 1, for Group D there shall be substituted—...
s.sch003 In section 5(7) for the words “an order restricting discharge”...
s.sch003 Schedule 3 para.50
s.sch003 Schedule 3 para.51
s.sch003 In section 105(1) for the word “observation” there shall be...
s.sch003 In section 14(4)— (a) after “1959” there shall be inserted...
s.sch003 After section 14(4) there shall be inserted—
s.sch003 In section 48— (a) in subsection (6)(a) for the words...
s.sch003 In section 1391), (2)(a) and (6)(c) for the word “observation”...
s.sch005 Sections 1 and 2 of this Act, and the amendments...

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