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Mental Health (Patients in the Community) Act 1995
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17In section 126 of that Act (forgery, false statements etc.), in subsection (3)(b) (subsection (1) to apply to medical recommendations and reports), after the word “medical” there shall be inserted “or other”.
18In section 127 of that Act (ill-treatment of patients), after subsection (2) there shall be inserted the following subsection—
“(2A)It shall be an offence for any individual to ill-treat or wilfully to neglect a mentally disordered patient who is for the time being subject to after-care under supervision.”
19In section 129 of that Act (obstruction), in subsection (1)(b) (refusal to allow visiting, interviewing or examination by a person authorised by or under the Act), after the word “Act” there shall be inserted “or to give access to any person to a person so authorised”.
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