Welsh Statutory Instrument 2008 United Kingdom

The Mental Health (Hospital, Guardianship, Community Treatment and Consent to Treatment) (Wales) Regulations 2008

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Browse 43 other sections — procedural / definitional / commencement
s.001

Title, application and commencement

s.002

Interpretation

s.003

Documents

s.004

Procedure for and record of hospital admissions

s.005

Renewal of authority to detain

s.006

Detention after absence without leave for more than 28 days

s.007

Discharge of patients liable to be detained by responsible clinicians or hospital managers

s.008

Provision of information – patients liable to be detained

s.009

Procedure for and acceptance of guardianship applications

s.010

Visits to patients subject to guardianship

s.011

Duties of private guardians

s.012

Renewal of guardianship

s.013

Guardianship after absence without leave for more than 28 days

s.014

Discharge of patients subject to guardianship by responsible clinicians or responsible local social services authorities

s.015

Provision of information – patients subject to guardianship

s.016

Procedures for and record of community treatment orders

s.017

Extension of community treatment periods

s.018

Community treatment after absence without leave for more than 28 days

s.019

Recall and release of community patients

s.020

Revocation of community treatment orders

s.021

Discharge of community patients by responsible clinicians or hospital managers

s.022

Provision of information – community patients

s.023

Transfer from hospital to hospital or guardianship

s.024

Transfer from guardianship to guardianship or hospital

s.025

Assignment of responsibility for community patients

s.026

Transfer of recalled patients to hospital

s.027

Conveyance to hospital on transfer

s.028

Transfers from Wales to England and from England to Wales

s.029

Removal of patients

s.030

Provision of information – transfer

s.031

Provision of information – transfer in case of death, incapacity

s.032

Provision of information – assignment of responsibility for community patients

s.033

Performance of functions of nearest relative

s.034

Restriction on discharge by nearest relative

s.035

Delegation of hospital managers' functions under

s.036

Delegation of hospital managers' functions under the Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Act 2004

s.037

Delegation by local social services authorities

s.038

Forms of treatment under Part 4 of the Act

s.039

Forms of treatment under Part 4A of the Act

s.040

Certificates for administration of treatment

s.041

Inspection and opening of postal packets

s.042

Independent Advocacy Services

s.043

Revocations

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