Mental Health (Wales) Measure 2010

48 Duty to review the Measure

(1) The Welsh Ministers must review the operation of this Measure for the purposes of publishing a report or reports in accordance with subsections (3) to (6).

(2) Before undertaking a review of the operation of any part or provision of the Measure, the Welsh Ministers must satisfy themselves that there has been sufficient time for that part or provision to have been in operation; but this is subject to subsections (3) to (6).

(3) A report on a review of the operation of Part 1 must be published within four years of the commencement of all the duties contained in the following provisions: sections 2(1), 3(1), 4(1), 6(2), 7(2), 8(2), 9(2) and 10(1) to (3).

(4) A report on a review of the operation of Part 2 must be published within four years of the commencement of all the duties contained in the following provisions: sections 13(1), 16(1) and 17(1) and (10).

(5) A report on a review of the operation of Part 3 must be published within four years of the commencement of all the duties contained in the following provisions: sections 18(1) and (3), 19, 23(1) and (2), 25, 26(2) and 27(1) and (2).

(6) A report on a review of the operation of Part 4 must be published within four years of the commencement of all the duties contained in section 130E(1) of the Mental Health Act 1983, as inserted by section 31 of this Measure.

(7) Any two or more reports may be published in the same document.

(8) For the purposes of this section, “commencement” means commencement for any case, class of case, area or purpose.

(9) The Welsh Ministers must lay a copy of any report required to be published under subsections (3) to (6) before the National Assembly for Wales.