# Mental Health Act 2007, Paragraph 10

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

(1) Section 64 is amended as follows.
(2) In subsection (1), insert at the appropriate place—
““authorisation under Schedule A1” means either—
(a) a standard authorisation under that Schedule, or
(b) an urgent authorisation under that Schedule.”
(3) In subsection (1), in the definition of “local authority” after “ “local authority”” insert “ , except in Schedule A1, ”.
(4) After subsection (4) insert—
“(5) In this Act, references to deprivation of a person's liberty have the same meaning as in Article 5(1) of the Human Rights Convention.
(6) For the purposes of such references, it does not matter whether a person is deprived of his liberty by a public authority or not.”

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2007/12/schedule/9/paragraph/10 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/mental-health-act-2007/schedule-9/paragraph-10
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