http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1983/20/section/63/2012-01-03Mental Health Act 1983An Act to consolidate the law relating to mentally disordered persons.1983-05-09texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2024-05-17Expert Participation2012-01-03 Part IV Consent to Treatment Treatment not requiring consent.63The consent of a patient shall not be required for any medical treatment given to him for the mental disorder from which he is suffering , not being a form of treatment to which section 57, 58 or 58A above applies, if the treatment is given by or under the direction of the approved clinician in charge of the treatment .Words in s. 63 substituted (3.11.2008) by Mental Health Act 2007 (c. 12), ss. 28(8), 56 (with Sch. 10); S.I. 2008/1900, art. 2(g) (with art. 3, Sch.)Words in s. 63 substituted (3.11.2008) by Mental Health Act 2007 (c. 12), ss. 12(6), 56 (with Sch. 10); S.I. 2008/1900, art. 2(b) (with art. 3, Sch.)
This XML file does not appear to have any style information associated with it. The document tree is shown below.
<Legislation xmlns="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/namespaces/legislation" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1983/20/2012-01-03" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1983/20" NumberOfProvisions="365" RestrictEndDate="2012-03-27" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/namespaces/legislation http://www.legislation.gov.uk/schema/legislation.xsd" SchemaVersion="1.0" RestrictStartDate="2012-01-03" RestrictExtent="E+W+S+N.I.">
<ukm:Metadata xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:dct="http://purl.org/dc/terms/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:ukm="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/namespaces/metadata">
<dc:identifier>http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1983/20/section/63/2012-01-03</dc:identifier>
<dc:title>Mental Health Act 1983</dc:title>
<dc:description>An Act to consolidate the law relating to mentally disordered persons.</dc:description>
<dc:date>1983-05-09</dc:date>
<dc:type>text</dc:type>
<dc:format>text/xml</dc:format>
<dc:language>en</dc:language>
<dc:publisher>Statute Law Database</dc:publisher>
<dc:modified>2024-05-17</dc:modified>
<dc:contributor>Expert Participation</dc:contributor>
<dct:valid>2012-01-03</dct:valid>
<atom:link rel="self" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1983/20/section/63/2012-01-03/data.xml" type="application/xml"/>
<atom:link rel="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/def/navigation/resources" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1983/20/resources" title="More Resources"/>
<atom:link rel="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/def/navigation/act" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1983/20/2012-01-03" title="whole act"/>
<atom:link rel="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/def/navigation/introduction" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1983/20/introduction/2012-01-03" title="introduction"/>
<atom:link rel="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/def/navigation/body" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1983/20/body/2012-01-03" title="body"/>
<atom:link rel="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/def/navigation/schedules" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1983/20/schedules/2012-01-03" title="schedules"/>
<atom:link rel="alternate" type="application/rdf+xml" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1983/20/section/63/2012-01-03/data.rdf" title="RDF/XML"/>
<atom:link rel="alternate" type="application/akn+xml" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1983/20/section/63/2012-01-03/data.akn" title="AKN"/>
<atom:link rel="alternate" type="application/xhtml+xml" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1983/20/section/63/2012-01-03/data.xht" title="HTML snippet"/>
<atom:link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1983/20/section/63/2012-01-03/data.htm" title="Website (XHTML) Default View"/>
<atom:link rel="alternate" type="text/csv" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1983/20/section/63/2012-01-03/data.csv" title="CSV"/>
<atom:link rel="alternate" type="application/pdf" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1983/20/section/63/2012-01-03/data.pdf" title="PDF"/>
<atom:link rel="alternate" type="application/akn+xhtml" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1983/20/section/63/2012-01-03/data.html" title="HTML5 snippet"/>
<atom:link rel="http://purl.org/dc/terms/tableOfContents" hreflang="en" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1983/20/contents/2012-01-03" title="Table of Contents"/>
<atom:link rel="http://purl.org/dc/terms/replaces" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1983/20/section/63/1991-02-01" title="1991-02-01"/>
<atom:link rel="http://purl.org/dc/terms/hasVersion" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1983/20/section/63/enacted" title="enacted"/>
<atom:link rel="http://purl.org/dc/terms/hasVersion" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1983/20/section/63/1991-02-01" title="1991-02-01"/>
<atom:link rel="http://purl.org/dc/terms/hasVersion" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1983/20/section/63/2008-11-03" title="2008-11-03"/>
<atom:link rel="http://purl.org/dc/terms/hasVersion" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1983/20/section/63" title="current"/>
<atom:link rel="up" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1983/20/2012-01-03" title="Entire legislation"/>
<atom:link rel="prev" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1983/20/section/62A/2012-01-03" title="Provision; Section 62A"/>
<atom:link rel="prevInForce" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1983/20/section/62A/2012-01-03" title="Provision; Section 62A"/>
<atom:link rel="next" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1983/20/section/64/2012-01-03" title="Provision; Section 64"/>
<atom:link rel="nextInForce" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1983/20/section/64/2012-01-03" title="Provision; Section 64"/>
<ukm:PrimaryMetadata>
<ukm:DocumentClassification>
<ukm:DocumentCategory Value="primary"/>
<ukm:DocumentMainType Value="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct"/>
<ukm:DocumentStatus Value="revised"/>
</ukm:DocumentClassification>
<ukm:Year Value="1983"/>
<ukm:Number Value="20"/>
<ukm:EnactmentDate Date="1983-05-09"/>
<ukm:UnappliedEffects>
<ukm:UnappliedEffect Row="5" AffectedURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1983/20" EffectId="key-0ea36ab3fed7790abc96f72b1504b662" Modified="2018-06-12T11:54:33Z" AffectingEffectsExtent="E+W+S+N.I." AffectingURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/46" AffectingClass="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" AffectingNumber="46" Type="applied" AffectingProvisions="Sch. 2 para. 9(replacing1968 c 20 s. 23)" AffectedYear="1983" RequiresApplied="false" Comments="Act applied (prosp.) by 1968 c. 20, s. 23(4) (as substituted (prosp.) by 1996 c. 46, ss. 8, 36(2), Sch. 2, para. 9 which said amending provision was repealed (31.3.2005) by Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Act 2004 (c. 28), ss. 58(2), 60, Sch. 11; S.I. 2005/579, art. 3(h)(i)(ix))" AffectedClass="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" AffectedNumber="20" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/effect/key-0ea36ab3fed7790abc96f72b1504b662" Notes="Act applied (prosp.) by 1968 c. 20, s. 23(4) (as substituted (prosp.) by 1996 c. 46, ss. 8, 36(2), Sch. 2, para. 9 which said amending provision was repealed (31.3.2005) by Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Act 2004 (c. 28), ss. 58(2), 60, Sch. 11; S.I. 2005/579, art. 3(h)(i)(ix))" AffectingYear="1996" AffectedProvisions="Act" AffectedExtent="E+W+S+N.I.">
<ukm:AffectedTitle>Mental Health Act 1983</ukm:AffectedTitle>
<ukm:AffectedProvisions>Act</ukm:AffectedProvisions>
<ukm:AffectingTitle>Armed Forces Act 1996</ukm:AffectingTitle>
<ukm:AffectingProvisions>
<ukm:Section Ref="schedule-2" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/46/schedule/2">Sch. 2 para. </ukm:Section>
9(replacing1968 c 20
<ukm:Section Ref="section-23" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/46/section/23">s. 23</ukm:Section>
)
</ukm:AffectingProvisions>
<ukm:CommencementAuthority>
<ukm:Section Ref="section-36-2" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/46/section/36/2">s. 36(2)</ukm:Section>
</ukm:CommencementAuthority>
<ukm:InForceDates>
<ukm:InForce Prospective="true" Qualification=""/>
</ukm:InForceDates>
</ukm:UnappliedEffect>
<ukm:UnappliedEffect RequiresApplied="false" AffectingEffectsExtent="E+W+S+N.I." EffectId="key-557f0cc458642807915c50eb9a3a8f60" AffectedProvisions="Act" AffectingNumber="46" AffectingURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/46" AffectingClass="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Row="6" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/effect/key-557f0cc458642807915c50eb9a3a8f60" AffectingProvisions="Sch. 2 para. 4(replacing1957 c 53 s. 63)" AffectedExtent="E+W+S+N.I." AffectedURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1983/20" Comments="Act: Power to apply conferred (prosp.) by 1957 c. 53, s. 63B(4)(c) (as substituted (prosp.) by 1996 c. 46, ss. 8, 36(2), Sch. 2, para. 4 which said amending provision was repealed (31.3.2005) by Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Act 2004 (c. 28), ss. 58(2), 60, Sch. 11; S.I. 2005/579, art. 3(h)(i)(ix))" Notes="Act: Power to apply conferred (prosp.) by 1957 c. 53, s. 63B(4)(c) (as substituted (prosp.) by 1996 c. 46, ss. 8, 36(2), Sch. 2, para. 4 which said amending provision was repealed (31.3.2005) by Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Act 2004 (c. 28), ss. 58(2), 60, Sch. 11; S.I. 2005/579, art. 3(h)(i)(ix))" AffectedNumber="20" AffectingYear="1996" AffectedYear="1983" Type="power to applied" Modified="2018-06-12T11:54:33Z" AffectedClass="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct">
<ukm:AffectedTitle>Mental Health Act 1983</ukm:AffectedTitle>
<ukm:AffectedProvisions>Act</ukm:AffectedProvisions>
<ukm:AffectingTitle>Armed Forces Act 1996</ukm:AffectingTitle>
<ukm:AffectingProvisions>
<ukm:Section Ref="schedule-2" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/46/schedule/2">Sch. 2 para. </ukm:Section>
4(replacing1957 c 53
<ukm:Section xmlns:err="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/namespaces/error" Ref="section-63" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/46/section/63" err:Ref="Section missing in legislation" Missing="true">s. 63</ukm:Section>
)
</ukm:AffectingProvisions>
<ukm:CommencementAuthority>
<ukm:Section Ref="section-36-2" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/46/section/36/2">s. 36(2)</ukm:Section>
</ukm:CommencementAuthority>
<ukm:InForceDates>
<ukm:InForce Prospective="true" Qualification=""/>
</ukm:InForceDates>
</ukm:UnappliedEffect>
<ukm:UnappliedEffect AffectedNumber="20" AffectingProvisions="Sch. 2 para. 4(replacing1957 c 53 s. 63)" AffectedExtent="E+W+S+N.I." AffectedYear="1983" AffectingYear="1996" Type="applied" Comments="Act applied (prosp.) by 1957 c. 53, s. 63C(6) (as substituted (prosp.) by 1996 c. 46, ss. 8, 36(2), Sch. 2, para. 4 which said amending provision was repealed (31.3.2005) by Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Act 2004 (c. 28), ss. 58(2), 60, Sch. 11; S.I. 2005/579, art. 3(h)(i)(ix))" EffectId="key-288647eb3a06f092871b9fa5e7dc3879" AffectingURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/46" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/effect/key-288647eb3a06f092871b9fa5e7dc3879" Row="7" AffectedClass="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" AffectingClass="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" AffectedProvisions="Act" RequiresApplied="false" Notes="Act applied (prosp.) by 1957 c. 53, s. 63C(6) (as substituted (prosp.) by 1996 c. 46, ss. 8, 36(2), Sch. 2, para. 4 which said amending provision was repealed (31.3.2005) by Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Act 2004 (c. 28), ss. 58(2), 60, Sch. 11; S.I. 2005/579, art. 3(h)(i)(ix))" Modified="2018-06-12T11:54:33Z" AffectedURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1983/20" AffectingEffectsExtent="E+W+S+N.I." AffectingNumber="46">
<ukm:AffectedTitle>Mental Health Act 1983</ukm:AffectedTitle>
<ukm:AffectedProvisions>Act</ukm:AffectedProvisions>
<ukm:AffectingTitle>Armed Forces Act 1996</ukm:AffectingTitle>
<ukm:AffectingProvisions>
<ukm:Section Ref="schedule-2" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/46/schedule/2">Sch. 2 para. </ukm:Section>
4(replacing1957 c 53
<ukm:Section xmlns:err="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/namespaces/error" Ref="section-63" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/46/section/63" err:Ref="Section missing in legislation" Missing="true">s. 63</ukm:Section>
)
</ukm:AffectingProvisions>
<ukm:CommencementAuthority>
<ukm:Section Ref="section-36-2" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/46/section/36/2">s. 36(2)</ukm:Section>
</ukm:CommencementAuthority>
<ukm:InForceDates>
<ukm:InForce Prospective="true" Qualification=""/>
</ukm:InForceDates>
</ukm:UnappliedEffect>
<ukm:UnappliedEffect Comments="Act: Power to apply conferred (prosp.) by 1955 c. 19, s. 116B(4)(c) (as substituted (prosp.) by 1996 c. 46, ss. 8, 36(2), Sch. 2, para. 1 which said amending provision was repealed (31.3.2005) by Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Act 2004 (c. 28), ss. 58(2), 60, Sch. 11; S.I. 2005/579, art. 3(h)(i)(ix))" RequiresApplied="false" AffectingProvisions="Sch. 2 para. 1(replacing1955 c 19 s. 116)" AffectedClass="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" AffectingYear="1996" Type="power to applied" AffectingURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/46" AffectingEffectsExtent="E+W+S+N.I." AffectedProvisions="Act" AffectedExtent="E+W+S+N.I." AffectingNumber="46" AffectingClass="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" AffectedYear="1983" AffectedURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1983/20" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/effect/key-83a4af43a11c7a6f2772ed563e2a262f" Row="8" EffectId="key-83a4af43a11c7a6f2772ed563e2a262f" AffectedNumber="20" Notes="Act: Power to apply conferred (prosp.) by 1955 c. 19, s. 116B(4)(c) (as substituted (prosp.) by 1996 c. 46, ss. 8, 36(2), Sch. 2, para. 1 which said amending provision was repealed (31.3.2005) by Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Act 2004 (c. 28), ss. 58(2), 60, Sch. 11; S.I. 2005/579, art. 3(h)(i)(ix))" Modified="2018-06-12T11:54:33Z">
<ukm:AffectedTitle>Mental Health Act 1983</ukm:AffectedTitle>
<ukm:AffectedProvisions>Act</ukm:AffectedProvisions>
<ukm:AffectingTitle>Armed Forces Act 1996</ukm:AffectingTitle>
<ukm:AffectingProvisions>
<ukm:Section Ref="schedule-2" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/46/schedule/2">Sch. 2 para. </ukm:Section>
1(replacing1955 c 19
<ukm:Section xmlns:err="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/namespaces/error" Ref="section-116" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/46/section/116" err:Ref="Section missing in legislation" Missing="true">s. 116</ukm:Section>
)
</ukm:AffectingProvisions>
<ukm:CommencementAuthority>
<ukm:Section Ref="section-36-2" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/46/section/36/2">s. 36(2)</ukm:Section>
</ukm:CommencementAuthority>
<ukm:InForceDates>
<ukm:InForce Prospective="true" Qualification=""/>
</ukm:InForceDates>
</ukm:UnappliedEffect>
<ukm:UnappliedEffect AffectedClass="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Row="9" Modified="2018-06-12T11:54:33Z" AffectedURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1983/20" Notes="Act applied (prosp.) by 1955 c. 19, s. 116C(6) (as substituted (prosp.) by 1996 c. 46, ss. 8, 36(2), Sch. 2 para. 1 which said amending provision was repealed (31.3.2005) by Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Act 2004 (c. 28), ss. 58(2), 60, Sch. 11; S.I. 2005/579, art. 3(h)(i)(ix)" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/effect/key-c71169f2644e4d6fe307a15f16f342a6" AffectingClass="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" AffectingYear="1996" AffectedProvisions="Act" EffectId="key-c71169f2644e4d6fe307a15f16f342a6" AffectedYear="1983" AffectedNumber="20" RequiresApplied="false" AffectedExtent="E+W+S+N.I." AffectingURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/46" Type="applied" Comments="Act applied (prosp.) by 1955 c. 19, s. 116C(6) (as substituted (prosp.) by 1996 c. 46, ss. 8, 36(2), Sch. 2 para. 1 which said amending provision was repealed (31.3.2005) by Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Act 2004 (c. 28), ss. 58(2), 60, Sch. 11; S.I. 2005/579, art. 3(h)(i)(ix)" AffectingEffectsExtent="E+W+S+N.I." AffectingNumber="46" AffectingProvisions="Sch. 2 para. 1(replacing1955 c 19 s. 116)">
<ukm:AffectedTitle>Mental Health Act 1983</ukm:AffectedTitle>
<ukm:AffectedProvisions>Act</ukm:AffectedProvisions>
<ukm:AffectingTitle>Armed Forces Act 1996</ukm:AffectingTitle>
<ukm:AffectingProvisions>
<ukm:Section Ref="schedule-2" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/46/schedule/2">Sch. 2 para. </ukm:Section>
1(replacing1955 c 19
<ukm:Section xmlns:err="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/namespaces/error" Ref="section-116" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/46/section/116" err:Ref="Section missing in legislation" Missing="true">s. 116</ukm:Section>
)
</ukm:AffectingProvisions>
<ukm:CommencementAuthority>
<ukm:Section Ref="section-36-2" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/46/section/36/2">s. 36(2)</ukm:Section>
</ukm:CommencementAuthority>
<ukm:InForceDates>
<ukm:InForce Prospective="true" Qualification=""/>
</ukm:InForceDates>
</ukm:UnappliedEffect>
<ukm:UnappliedEffect Modified="2018-06-12T11:54:33Z" Row="10" AffectingProvisions="Sch. 2 para. 1(replacing1955 c 18 s 116)" AffectingEffectsExtent="E+W+S+N.I." AffectedExtent="E+W+S+N.I." EffectId="key-af17b3dea07429f8787d5e1400809494" RequiresApplied="false" AffectedYear="1983" AffectedNumber="20" AffectedClass="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Notes="Act: Power to apply conferred (prosp.) by 1955 c. 18, s. 116B(4)(c) (as substituted (prosp.) by 1996 c. 46, ss. 8, 36(2), Sch. 2 para. 1 which said amending provision was repealed (31.3.2005) by Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Act 2004 (c. 28), ss. 58(2), 60, Sch. 11; S.I. 2005/579, art. 3(h)(i)(ix))" AffectedURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1983/20" AffectingURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/46" AffectingYear="1996" AffectingNumber="46" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/effect/key-af17b3dea07429f8787d5e1400809494" Type="power to applied" AffectingClass="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" AffectedProvisions="Act" Comments="Act: Power to apply conferred (prosp.) by 1955 c. 18, s. 116B(4)(c) (as substituted (prosp.) by 1996 c. 46, ss. 8, 36(2), Sch. 2 para. 1 which said amending provision was repealed (31.3.2005) by Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Act 2004 (c. 28), ss. 58(2), 60, Sch. 11; S.I. 2005/579, art. 3(h)(i)(ix))">
<ukm:AffectedTitle>Mental Health Act 1983</ukm:AffectedTitle>
<ukm:AffectedProvisions>Act</ukm:AffectedProvisions>
<ukm:AffectingTitle>Armed Forces Act 1996</ukm:AffectingTitle>
<ukm:AffectingProvisions>
<ukm:Section Ref="schedule-2" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/46/schedule/2">Sch. 2 para. </ukm:Section>
1(replacing1955 c 18 s 116)
</ukm:AffectingProvisions>
<ukm:CommencementAuthority>
<ukm:Section Ref="section-36-2" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/46/section/36/2">s. 36(2)</ukm:Section>
</ukm:CommencementAuthority>
<ukm:InForceDates>
<ukm:InForce Prospective="true" Qualification=""/>
</ukm:InForceDates>
</ukm:UnappliedEffect>
<ukm:UnappliedEffect AffectingNumber="46" AffectingEffectsExtent="E+W+S+N.I." AffectingClass="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" AffectedURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1983/20" Notes="Act applied (prosp.) by 1955 c. 18, s. 116C(6) (as substituted (prosp.) by 1996 c. 46, ss. 8, 36(2), Sch. 2 para. 1 which said amending provision was repealed (31.3.2005) by Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Act 2004 (c. 28), ss. 58(2), 60, Sch. 11; S.I. 2005/579, art. 3(h)(i)(ix))" Type="applied" RequiresApplied="false" EffectId="key-432509f10a1585e723fbdc78859edf66" Modified="2018-06-12T11:54:33Z" Comments="Act applied (prosp.) by 1955 c. 18, s. 116C(6) (as substituted (prosp.) by 1996 c. 46, ss. 8, 36(2), Sch. 2 para. 1 which said amending provision was repealed (31.3.2005) by Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Act 2004 (c. 28), ss. 58(2), 60, Sch. 11; S.I. 2005/579, art. 3(h)(i)(ix))" AffectedYear="1983" AffectingYear="1996" AffectingURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/46" AffectedExtent="E+W+S+N.I." AffectedClass="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/effect/key-432509f10a1585e723fbdc78859edf66" AffectedNumber="20" AffectingProvisions="Sch. 2 para. 1(replacing1955 c 18 s 116)" AffectedProvisions="Act" Row="11">
<ukm:AffectedTitle>Mental Health Act 1983</ukm:AffectedTitle>
<ukm:AffectedProvisions>Act</ukm:AffectedProvisions>
<ukm:AffectingTitle>Armed Forces Act 1996</ukm:AffectingTitle>
<ukm:AffectingProvisions>
<ukm:Section Ref="schedule-2" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/46/schedule/2">Sch. 2 para. </ukm:Section>
1(replacing1955 c 18 s 116)
</ukm:AffectingProvisions>
<ukm:CommencementAuthority>
<ukm:Section Ref="section-36-2" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/46/section/36/2">s. 36(2)</ukm:Section>
</ukm:CommencementAuthority>
<ukm:InForceDates>
<ukm:InForce Prospective="true" Qualification=""/>
</ukm:InForceDates>
</ukm:UnappliedEffect>
<ukm:UnappliedEffect Row="44" AffectingURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2015/2" AffectingYear="2015" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/effect/key-025d51a43b841366958f87ff24a69964" EffectId="key-025d51a43b841366958f87ff24a69964" AffectedClass="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" AffectedNumber="20" AffectedProvisions="s. 74(8)" AffectingEffectsExtent="S+A+M+E+A+S+A+F+F+E+C+T+E+D" RequiresApplied="true" Modified="2023-04-12T10:55:57Z" Type="inserted" AffectingProvisions="Sch. 3 para. 3(3)" AffectedURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1983/20" AffectingNumber="2" AffectedYear="1983" AffectedExtent="E+W" AffectingClass="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct">
<ukm:AffectedTitle>Mental Health Act 1983</ukm:AffectedTitle>
<ukm:AffectedProvisions>
<ukm:Section Ref="section-74-8" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1983/20/section/74/8" FoundRef="section-74">s. 74(8)</ukm:Section>
</ukm:AffectedProvisions>
<ukm:AffectingTitle>Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015</ukm:AffectingTitle>
<ukm:AffectingProvisions>
<ukm:Section Ref="schedule-3" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2015/2/schedule/3">Sch. 3 </ukm:Section>
<ukm:Section Ref="schedule-3-paragraph-3-3" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2015/2/schedule/3/paragraph/3/3">para. 3(3)</ukm:Section>
</ukm:AffectingProvisions>
<ukm:CommencementAuthority>
<ukm:Section Ref="section-95-1" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2015/2/section/95/1">s. 95(1)</ukm:Section>
</ukm:CommencementAuthority>
<ukm:InForceDates>
<ukm:InForce Applied="false" Prospective="true" Qualification=""/>
</ukm:InForceDates>
</ukm:UnappliedEffect>
</ukm:UnappliedEffects>
</ukm:PrimaryMetadata>
<ukm:Alternatives>
<ukm:Alternative Date="2009-07-06" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1983/20/pdfs/ukpga_19830020_en.pdf" Title="Print Version"/>
</ukm:Alternatives>
<ukm:Statistics>
<ukm:TotalParagraphs Value="363"/>
<ukm:BodyParagraphs Value="223"/>
<ukm:ScheduleParagraphs Value="140"/>
<ukm:AttachmentParagraphs Value="0"/>
<ukm:TotalImages Value="0"/>
</ukm:Statistics>
</ukm:Metadata>
<Primary>
<Body DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1983/20/body/2012-01-03" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1983/20/body" NumberOfProvisions="223" RestrictExtent="E+W+S+N.I." RestrictStartDate="2012-01-03">
<Part DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1983/20/part/IV/2012-01-03" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1983/20/part/IV" NumberOfProvisions="11" RestrictEndDate="2012-06-01" RestrictExtent="E+W" id="part-IV" RestrictStartDate="2008-11-03">
<Number>Part IV</Number>
<Title> Consent to Treatment</Title>
<P1group RestrictExtent="E+W" RestrictStartDate="2008-11-03">
<Title> Treatment not requiring consent.</Title>
<P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1983/20/section/63/2012-01-03" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1983/20/section/63" id="section-63">
<Pnumber>63</Pnumber>
<P1para>
<Text>
The consent of a patient shall not be required for any medical treatment given to him for the mental disorder from which he is suffering
<Substitution ChangeId="d29p7619" CommentaryRef="c19849781">, not being a form of treatment to which section 57, 58 or 58A above applies,</Substitution>
if the treatment is given by or under the direction of the
<Substitution ChangeId="d29p7623" CommentaryRef="c19849761">approved clinician in charge of the treatment</Substitution>
.
</Text>
</P1para>
</P1>
</P1group>
</Part>
</Body>
</Primary>
<Commentaries>
<Commentary id="c19849781" Type="F">
<Para>
<Text>
Words in
<CitationSubRef id="c03617" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1983/20/section/63" SectionRef="section-63">s. 63</CitationSubRef>
substituted (3.11.2008) by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2007/12" id="c03618" Year="2007" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="12" Title="Mental Health Act 2007">Mental Health Act 2007 (c. 12)</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c03619" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2007/12/section/28/8" CitationRef="c03618" SectionRef="section-28-8" Operative="true">ss. 28(8)</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c03620" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2007/12/section/56" CitationRef="c03618" SectionRef="section-56">56</CitationSubRef>
(with
<CitationSubRef id="c03621" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2007/12/schedule/10" CitationRef="c03618" SectionRef="schedule-10">Sch. 10</CitationSubRef>
);
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2008/1900" id="c03622" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2008" Number="1900">S.I. 2008/1900</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c03623" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2008/1900/article/2/g" CitationRef="c03622" SectionRef="article-2-g" Operative="true">art. 2(g)</CitationSubRef>
(with
<CitationSubRef id="c03624" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2008/1900/article/3" CitationRef="c03622" SectionRef="article-3">art. 3</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c03625" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2008/1900/schedule" CitationRef="c03622" SectionRef="schedule">Sch.</CitationSubRef>
)
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary id="c19849761" Type="F">
<Para>
<Text>
Words in
<CitationSubRef id="c03626" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1983/20/section/63" SectionRef="section-63">s. 63</CitationSubRef>
substituted (3.11.2008) by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2007/12" id="c03627" Year="2007" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="12" Title="Mental Health Act 2007">Mental Health Act 2007 (c. 12)</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c03628" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2007/12/section/12/6" CitationRef="c03627" SectionRef="section-12-6" Operative="true">ss. 12(6)</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c03629" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2007/12/section/56" CitationRef="c03627" SectionRef="section-56">56</CitationSubRef>
(with
<CitationSubRef id="c03630" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2007/12/schedule/10" CitationRef="c03627" SectionRef="schedule-10">Sch. 10</CitationSubRef>
);
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2008/1900" id="c03631" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2008" Number="1900">S.I. 2008/1900</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c03632" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2008/1900/article/2/b" CitationRef="c03631" SectionRef="article-2-b" Operative="true">art. 2(b)</CitationSubRef>
(with
<CitationSubRef id="c03633" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2008/1900/article/3" CitationRef="c03631" SectionRef="article-3">art. 3</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c03634" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2008/1900/schedule" CitationRef="c03631" SectionRef="schedule">Sch.</CitationSubRef>
)
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
</Commentaries>
</Legislation>