SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 14Criminal Justice
Mental Health Act 1983
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1
Amend the Mental Health Act 1983320 as follows.
2
In section 82(7) (responsible authority for the purposes of moving patients from Northern Ireland to England and Wales) for “Secretary of State” substitute “Department of Justice in Northern Ireland”.
3
In section 82A (transfer of responsibility for conditionally discharged patients)—
a
in subsection (1) for “the relevant Minister” and “that Minister” substitute “the Department of Justice in Northern Ireland”;
b
omit subsection (4).
4
In section 86(4) (removal of alien patients) after “that Order” insert “and any reference in subsection (2) or (3) to the Secretary of State shall be construed as a reference to the Department of Justice in Northern Ireland”.
5
At the end of section 139(4) (exclusion from protection for acts done in pursuance of Act) insert “or against the Department of Justice in Northern Ireland”.