Mental Health Act 1983

39 Information as to hospitals. E+W

(1) Where a court is minded to make a hospital order or interim hospital order in respect of any person it may request—

(a) the [F1 Primary Care Trust or][F2 Health Authority] for [F2 the area] in which that person resides or last resided; or

(b) any other [F1 Primary Care Trust or][F2 Health Authority] that appears to the court to be appropriate,

to furnish the court with such information as [F2 that [F1 Primary Care Trust or]Health Authority have] or can reasonably obtain with respect to the hospital or hospitals (if any) in [F2 their area] or elsewhere at which arrangements could be made for the admission of that person in pursuance of the order, and [F2 that [F1 Primary Care Trust or] Health Authority shall] comply with any such request.

F3 (2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in s. 39(1) inserted (1.10.2002) by 2002 c. 17, s. 2(5), Sch. 2 Pt. 2 para. 46; S.I. 2002/2478, art. 3(1)(d) (with saving in art. 3(3) and transitional provision in art. 4)

F2 Words in s. 39(1) substituted (28.6.1995 for certain purposes, otherwise 1.4.1996) by 1995 c. 17, s. 2(1)(3), 8, Sch. 1, Pt. III, para. 107(5)(a)

F3 S. 39(2) repealed (28.6.1995 for certain purposes, otherwise 1.4.1996) by 1995 c. 17, ss. 2(1)(3), 5(1), 8, Sch. 1, Pt. III, para. 107(5)(b), Sch. 3 (with Sch. 2 para. 6)