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Paragraph 13 Amendments of Part 4 of the Mental Health Act 1983I1

United Kingdom Not yet in force

In section 56 (patients to whom Part 4 applies)—

(a)

for the heading substitute “Application of Part 4: patients and disorders”;

(b)

after subsection (5) insert—

“(6)

In this Part “relevant disorder”—

(a)

in relation to—

(i)

a patient falling within subsection (3) where the patient is liable to be detained by virtue of section 3,

(ii)

a patient falling within subsection (3), where the patient is liable to be detained by virtue of section 20(4), otherwise than as that provision applies by virtue of Part 1 of Schedule 1, or

(iii)

a patient falling within subsection (4),

means psychiatric disorder;

(b)

in relation to any other patient, means mental disorder.”

Annotations

Commencement

I1

Sch. 1 para. 13 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 56(3)