Mental Health Act 2007 (c. 12)

SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 5 U.K. Cross-border arrangements

Part 1 U.K. Amendments to Part 6 of 1983 Act

Transfer of patients: Northern Ireland U.K.

7 (1) Section 81A (transfer of responsibility for patients to Northern Ireland) is amended as follows. U.K.

(2) For subsection (1)(a) substitute—

“(a) is subject to a hospital order under section 37 above and a restriction order under section 41 above or to a transfer direction under section 47 above and a restriction direction under section 49 above;”

(3) In subsection (2)(b), for “a restriction order or restriction direction” substitute “ a hospital order and a restriction order, or to a transfer direction and a restriction direction, ”.

Commencement Information

I1 Sch. 5 para. 7 not in force at Royal Assent see s. 56(1); Sch. 5 para. 7 in force for E.W. at 1.10.2007 by S.I. 2007/2798, art. 2(c)(ii)