The Mental Health Review Tribunal (Amendment) Rules 1996

Amendment of rule 9 of the principal Rules

7.  Rule 9 (powers to postpone consideration of an application) shall be amended by—

(a) the insertion in paragraph (3)(a) after the words “section 66(1)(d)” of the words “or (gb)(1)”;

(b) in paragraph (3)(b)—

(i) the insertion after the word “months” of the words “or an application under section 66(1)(gc)(2) of the Act in respect of a report furnished under section 25G(3)(3) concerning renewal of after-care under supervision”; and

(ii) the substitution for the words “or reception into guardianship” of the words “, reception into guardianship or becoming subject to after-care under supervision”;

(c) in paragraph (3)(d) the insertion after the word “guardianship” of the words “or his being (or being about to be) subject to after-care under supervision”;

(d) in paragraph (7)—

(i) the insertion after the word “guardianship” on the first occasion it appears, of the words “or his being (or being about to be) subject to after-care under supervision”; and

(ii) the addition after sub-paragraph (d) of the following sub-paragraph—

“(e) on his ceasing to be subject to after-care under supervision on his reception into guardianship in accordance with section 25H(5)(b)(4).”.

(1)

Section 117 was amended by paragraph 107(8) of Schedule 1 to the Health Authorities Act 1995 (c. 17) and by paragraph 15 of Schedule 1 to the 1995 Act.

(2)

Section 25D was inserted in the Act by section 1(1) of the 1995 Act.

(3)

Section 25G was inserted in the Act by section 1(1) the 1995 Act.

(4)

Section 25F was inserted in the Act by section 1(1) of the 1995 Act.