Mental Health Act 2007 (c. 12)

SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 1 U.K. Categories of mental disorder: further amendments etc

Part 1 U.K. Amendments to 1983 Act

11 U.K. In section 48 (further power to make transfer direction)—

(a) in subsection (1), for the words from “that person is suffering” to “such treatment,” substitute—

“(a) that person is suffering from mental disorder of a nature or degree which makes it appropriate for him to be detained in a hospital for medical treatment; and

(b) he is in urgent need of such treatment;”, and

(b) in subsection (3), for “to (4)” substitute “ and (3) ”.