# Mental Health Act 2007, Section 13: Amendments to Part 5 of 1983 Act


(1) Part 5 of the 1983 Act (Mental Health Review Tribunals) is amended as follows.
(2) In the following provisions, after “registered medical practitioner” insert “ or approved clinician ”
(a) section 67(2) (power to visit and examine patient for the purposes of a tribunal reference), and
(b) section 76(1) (power to visit and examine patient for the purposes of a tribunal application).
(3) In section 79 (interpretation of Part 5), in subsection (6), for “, and “the responsible medical officer” means the responsible medical officer,” substitute “ , and “the responsible clinician” means the responsible clinician, ”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2007/12/section/13 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/mental-health-act-2007/section-13
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