{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/mental-health-act-1959/section-144",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/mental-health-act-1959/section-144.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/Eliz2/7-8/72",
  "legislation_title": "Mental Health Act 1959",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/mental-health-act-1959",
  "path": "section/144",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "144",
  "heading": "Expenses.",
  "text": "(1) There shall be defrayed out of moneys provided by Parliament—\n(a) any expenses incurred by the Minister or a Secretary of State under this Act;\n(b) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n(c) any increase attributable to this Act in the sums payable out of moneys provided by Parliament under any other enactment.\n(2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Ss. 1–5, 10, 22, 25–35, 37–43, 45–60, 62–68, 70–76, 80, 81, 89, 90, 92–96, 99–119, 121–126, 129, 130, 132, 133, 135–141, 144(1)(b), 145(2), 147, 148, 149(3)–(5), 153, Schs. 1, 3, 5, Sch. 7 Pt. I entry relating to: ss. 48 and 49 of the Fines and Recoveries Act 1983 (c. 74, SIF 98:3), Sch. 7 Part II entries relating to: Polish Resettlement Act 1947 (c. 19), U.S.A. Veterans' Pensions (Administration) Act 1949 (c. 45) repealed by Mental Health Act 1983 (c. 20, SIF 85), Sch. 6"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Ss. 44, 77, 78, 131(2), 134, 144(2), 146, Sch. 7 Part II entry relating to: Representation of the People Act 1949 (c. 68) repealed by Mental Health (Amendment) Act 1982 (c. 51, SIF 85), Sch. 4 Pt. I"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Eliz2/7-8/72/section/144",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T11:11:36.620169+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}