Mental Health Act 2007 (c. 12)

Part 1 U.K. Amendments to Mental Health Act 1983

Chapter 2 U.K. Professional roles

Approved clinicians and responsible clinicians U.K.

13 Amendments to Part 5 of 1983 Act U.K.

(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, ”.