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Mental Health Act 1983, Section 122 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 06 November 2024. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations. Help about Changes to Legislation

122 Provision of pocket money for in-patients in hospital.E+W+S

(1)[F1Welsh Ministers may (in relation to Wales)] pay to persons who are receiving treatment as in-patients (whether liable to be detained or not) in [F2 special hospitals or other hospitals, being hospitals] wholly or mainly used for the treatment of persons suffering from mental disorder, such amounts as [F3the Welsh Ministers think fit] in respect of [F4those persons'] occasional personal expenses where it appears to [F5the Welsh Ministers] that [F6those persons] would otherwise be without resources to meet those expenses.

(2)For the purposes of F7... [F8the National Health Service (Wales) Act 2006] , the making of payments under this section to persons for whom hospital services are provided under [F9that Act] shall be treated as included among those services.

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E1S. 122 ceases to apply to Scotland (1.4.2013) by virtue of the amendment of s. 146 by Health and Social Care Act 2012 (c. 7), ss. 41(4), 306(4); S.I. 2013/160, art. 2(2) (with arts. 7-9)

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F1Words in s. 122(1) substituted (1.4.2013) by Health and Social Care Act 2012 (c. 7), ss. 41(2)(a), 306(4); S.I. 2013/160, art. 2(2) (with arts. 7-9)

F2Words in s. 122(1) repealed (1.4.2000 for E.W.) by 1999 c. 8, s. 65, Sch. 4 para. 66, Sch. 5; S.I. 1999/2793, art. 2(3)(a), Sch. 3

F3Words in s. 122(1) substituted (1.4.2013) by Health and Social Care Act 2012 (c. 7), ss. 41(2)(b), 306(4); S.I. 2013/160, art. 2(2) (with arts. 7-9)

F4Words in s. 122(1) substituted (1.4.2013) by Health and Social Care Act 2012 (c. 7), ss. 41(2)(c), 306(4); S.I. 2013/160, art. 2(2) (with arts. 7-9)

F5Words in s. 122(1) substituted (1.4.2013) by Health and Social Care Act 2012 (c. 7), ss. 41(2)(d), 306(4); S.I. 2013/160, art. 2(2) (with arts. 7-9)

F6Words in s. 122(1) substituted (1.4.2013) by Health and Social Care Act 2012 (c. 7), ss. 41(2)(e), 306(4); S.I. 2013/160, art. 2(2) (with arts. 7-9)

F7Words in s. 122(2) omitted (1.4.2013) by virtue of Health and Social Care Act 2012 (c. 7), ss. 41(3)(a), 306(4); S.I. 2013/160, art. 2(2) (with arts. 7-9)

F9Words in s. 122(2) substituted (1.4.2013) by Health and Social Care Act 2012 (c. 7), ss. 41(3)(b), 306(4); S.I. 2013/160, art. 2(2) (with arts. 7-9)

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