Part 1Amendments to Mental Health Act 1983

Chapter 2Professional roles

Approved clinicians and responsible clinicians

13Amendments to Part 5 of 1983 Act

(1)

Part 5 of the 1983 Act (Mental Health Review Tribunals) is amended as follows.

(2)

In the following provisions, after “registered medical practitioner” insert “ or approved clinician ”

(a)

section 67(2) (power to visit and examine patient for the purposes of a tribunal reference), and

(b)

section 76(1) (power to visit and examine patient for the purposes of a tribunal application).

(3)

In section 79 (interpretation of Part 5), in subsection (6), for “, and “the responsible medical officer” means the responsible medical officer,” substitute “ , and “the responsible clinician” means the responsible clinician, ”.