The Transfer of Tribunal Functions (Lands Tribunal and Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2009 No. 1307

SCHEDULE 1 U.K. Consequential amendments to primary legislation

Mental Health Act 1983 U.K.

162.  In Schedule 2 (Mental Health Review Tribunal for Wales), after paragraph 4 insert—

“5.— (1) A member of the First-tier Tribunal who is eligible to decide any matter in a case under this Act may, at the request of the President of the Mental Health Review Tribunal for Wales and with the approval of the Senior President of Tribunals, act as a member of the Mental Health Review Tribunal for Wales.

(2) Every person while acting under this paragraph may perform any of the functions of a member of the Mental Health Review Tribunal for Wales.

(3) Until section 38(7) of the Mental Health Act 2007 comes into force, the reference in sub-paragraph (1) to the President of the Mental Health Review Tribunal for Wales is to be read as a reference to the chairman of the tribunal.”.

Commencement Information

I1 Sch. 1 para. 162 in force at 1.6.2009, see art. 1