Mental Health Act 2007 (Commencement No. 3) Order 2007
1/10/07
(a)Section 19 (approval of courses etc for approved mental health professionals);
(b)Section 20 (amendment to section 62 of Care Standards Act 2000 F2 );
(c)Section 39 (cross-border arrangements) , sub-section (1), and sub-section (2) insofar as it gives effect to the following paragraphs of Schedule 5 —
- (i)4 insofar as it inserts section 80D into the Mental Health Act 1983 F3 ;
- (ii)7;
- (iii)8;
- (iv)9;
- (v)11;
- (vi)13;
- (vii)18(a);
- (viii)19; and
- (ix)21(2)(c);
(d)Section 40 (restriction orders);
(e)Section 41 (conditionally discharged patients subject to limitation directions);
(f)Section 42 (offence of ill-treatment: increase in maximum penalty on conviction on indictment);
(g)Section 46 (local health boards); and
(h)Section 49 (independent mental capacity advocacy service: exceptions).
1/12/07
Section 26 is entitled "civil partners" and amends s26 and s27.
1/1/08
Section 43 is entitled "information admission of patients aged 16 and 17" and amends s131.
External links
- Mental Health Act 2007 (Commencement No. 3) Order 2007: action for NHS bodies and local social services authorities - Guidance on DH website, 26/9/07 (Internet Archive link)
- Explanation of the provisions for early implementation - from DH website (UK Government Web Archive link - cut and paste link if clicking does not work)
Full text: Legislation.gov.uk
Type: UK Statutory Instrument🔍
Year: 2007🔍
Number: 2798
Subject: Mental Health Act 2007 commencement orders🔍
In force: 1/10/07
What links here:
- MHA 1983 s41
- MHA 1983 s17
- MHA 1983 s19
- MHA 1983 s26
- MHA 1983 s27
- MHA 1983 s42
- MHA 1983 s44
- MHA 1983 s69
- MHA 1983 s75
- MHA 1983 s127
- MHA 1983 s131
- MHA 1983 s81
- MHA 1983 s82
- MHA 1983 s85
- MHA 1983 s91
- MHA 1983 s81A
- MHA 1983 s82A
- MHA 1983 s85A
- MCA 2005 s40
- Mental Health Act 2007 Overview
- MHA 1983 s114A
- MHA 1983 s80D
- Approved Mental Health Professional replaces Approved Social Worker
- Civil partners are treated as if married when determining nearest relative
- Restriction orders can no longer be time-limited
- Higher penalties for offences under Act
- 16- or 17-year-old with capacity cannot be detained on basis of parental consent
- Conditionally-discharged hospital direction patients can be absolutely discharged by MHRT
- Limitation to the exceptions to the duty to instruct IMCA
- Reference to Local Health Boards inserted into Act
- New cross-border arrangements for leave and transfer
- Mental Health Act 2007