MHA 1983 s136A
Mental Health Act 1983
(as amended)
Law as at 19/11/11 unless otherwise stated under "Amendments" heading
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Use of police stations as places of safety
136A.—(1) A child may not, in the exercise of a power to which this section applies, be removed to, kept at or taken to a place of safety that is a police station.
(2) The Secretary of State may by regulations—
- (a) provide that an adult may be removed to, kept at or taken to a place of safety that is a police station, in the exercise of a power to which this section applies, only in circumstances specified in the regulations;
- (b) make provision about how adults removed to, kept at or taken to a police station, in the exercise of a power to which this section applies, are to be treated while at the police station, including provision for review of their detention.
(3) Regulations under this section—
- (a) may make different provision for different cases;
- (b) may make provision that applies subject to specified exceptions;
- (c) may include incidental, supplementary or consequential provision or transitional, transitory or saving provision.
(4)The powers to which this section applies are—
- (a) the power to remove a person to a place of safety under a warrant issued under section 135(1);
- (b) the power to take a person to a place of safety under section 135(3A);
- (c) the power to remove a person to, or to keep a person at, a place of safety under section 136(1);
- (d) the power to take a person to a place of safety under section 136(3).
(5) In this section—
- (a) “child” means a person aged under 18;
- (b) “adult” means a person aged 18 or over.
Amendments
Last updated: 9/2/18
No amendments