86.Section 57 of the 1983 Act provides that certain treatments may not be given to any patient for mental disorder (whether or not they are otherwise subject to the 1983 Act) unless the patient consents, a SOAD and two other people appointed by the Mental Health Act Commission (MHAC) have certified that the patient is capable of giving that consent (and has done so), and the SOAD has additionally certified that the treatment should be given. The treatments in question are any surgical operation for destroying brain tissue or its functioning (sometimes called “psychosurgery”) and, by virtue of regulations under subsection (1)(b) of section 57, surgical implantation of hormones for the purpose of reducing male sex drive (a procedure which is no longer used).
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