http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1983/20/section/132A/2002-04-01Mental Health Act 1983An Act to consolidate the law relating to mentally disordered persons.1983-05-09texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2024-05-172002-04-01 Part X Miscellaneous and Supplementary Miscellaneous provisions<Addition ChangeId="d29p14321" CommentaryRef="c20370481">Duty of managers of hospitals to give information to community patients</Addition>132A1The managers of the responsible hospital shall take such steps as are practicable to ensure that a community patient understands—athe effect of the provisions of this Act applying to community patients; andbwhat rights of applying to a tribunal are available to him in that capacity;and those steps shall be taken as soon as practicable after the patient becomes a community patient.2The steps to be taken under subsection (1) above shall include giving the requisite information both orally and in writing.3The managers of the responsible hospital shall, except where the community patient otherwise requests, take such steps as are practicable to furnish the person (if any) appearing to them to be his nearest relative with a copy of any information given to him in writing under subsection (1) above; and those steps shall be taken when the information is given to the patient or within a reasonable time thereafter.Words in s. 132A(1)(b) substituted (3.11.2008) by The Transfer of Tribunal Functions Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/2833), art. 6, Sch. 3 para. 64S. 132A inserted (3.11.2008) by Mental Health Act 2007 (c. 12), ss. 32, 56, Sch. 3 para. 30 (with Sch. 10); S.I. 2008/1900, art. 2(i) (with art. 3, Sch.)
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<Title> Miscellaneous and Supplementary</Title>
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<Addition ChangeId="d29p14321" CommentaryRef="c20370481">Duty of managers of hospitals to give information to community patients</Addition>
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<Addition ChangeId="d29p14321" CommentaryRef="c20370481">and those steps shall be taken as soon as practicable after the patient becomes a community patient.</Addition>
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<Addition ChangeId="d29p14321" CommentaryRef="c20370481">The managers of the responsible hospital shall, except where the community patient otherwise requests, take such steps as are practicable to furnish the person (if any) appearing to them to be his nearest relative with a copy of any information given to him in writing under subsection (1) above; and those steps shall be taken when the information is given to the patient or within a reasonable time thereafter.</Addition>
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Words in s. 132A(1)(b) substituted (3.11.2008) by
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S. 132A inserted (3.11.2008) by
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