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(1) Nothing in this Act authorises anyone- | 28.—(1) Nothing in this Act authorises anyone- | ||
:(a) to give a patient medical treatment for mental disorder, or | :(a) to give a patient medical treatment for mental disorder, or | ||
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if, at the time when it is proposed to treat the patient, his treatment is regulated by Part 4 of the Mental Health Act. | if, at the time when it is proposed to treat the patient, his treatment is regulated by Part 4 of the Mental Health Act. | ||
[(1A) Subsection (1) does not apply in relation to any form of treatment to which section 58A of that Act (electro-convulsive therapy, etc.) applies if the patient comes within subsection (7) of that section (informal patient under 18 who cannot give consent).]<ref name="MHA">[[Mental Health Act 2007]] sch 10 & s35, wef 3/11/08</ref> | |||
[(1B) Section 5 does not apply to an act to which section 64B of the Mental Health Act applies (treatment of community patients not recalled to hospital).]<ref name="MHA"/> | |||
(2) "Medical treatment", "mental disorder" and "patient" have the same meaning as in that Act. | (2) "Medical treatment", "mental disorder" and "patient" have the same meaning as in that Act. | ||
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Latest revision as of 22:50, 5 August 2015
Mental Health Act matters
28.—(1) Nothing in this Act authorises anyone-
- (a) to give a patient medical treatment for mental disorder, or
- (b) to consent to a patient's being given medical treatment for mental disorder,
if, at the time when it is proposed to treat the patient, his treatment is regulated by Part 4 of the Mental Health Act.
[(1A) Subsection (1) does not apply in relation to any form of treatment to which section 58A of that Act (electro-convulsive therapy, etc.) applies if the patient comes within subsection (7) of that section (informal patient under 18 who cannot give consent).][1]
[(1B) Section 5 does not apply to an act to which section 64B of the Mental Health Act applies (treatment of community patients not recalled to hospital).][1]
(2) "Medical treatment", "mental disorder" and "patient" have the same meaning as in that Act.
Amendments
- ↑ Jump up to: 1.0 1.1 Mental Health Act 2007 sch 10 & s35, wef 3/11/08