{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/mental-health-northern-ireland-order-1986/article-118",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/mental-health-northern-ireland-order-1986/article-118.json",
  "legislation": "nisi/1986/595",
  "legislation_title": "The Mental Health (Northern Ireland) Order 1986",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/mental-health-northern-ireland-order-1986",
  "path": "article/118",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "118",
  "heading": "Provision of information and affording of facilities to other bodies by Department and HSC trusts",
  "text": "(1) The Department and, in relation to persons within its care, an HSC trust . . . shall furnish such returns, reports and other information in relation to mentally disordered persons—\n(a) to the High Court and the Office of Care and Protection, as the High Court or that Office may require for the exercise of its functions under Part VIII;\n(b) to the Review Tribunal and RQIA , as the Review Tribunal or RQIA may require for the exercise of its functions under this Order.\n(2) A trust . . . shall afford all such facilities—\n(a) to the High Court and the Office of Care and Protection, as are necessary for them to exercise their functions under Part VIII; and\n(b) to the Review Tribunal and RQIA , as are necessary for them to exercise their functions under this Order.\n(3) The Department shall afford all such facilities to the Review Tribunal and RQIA as are necessary for them to exercise their functions under this Order.\n(4) Each HSC trust shall—\n(a) maintain a register in such form as the Department may direct of all persons under the age of 18 years who are for the time being receiving medical treatment for mental disorder as in-patients in hospitals managed by the trust ; and\n(b) at intervals of three months, forward to RQIA a copy of the register as for the time being in force.\n(5) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .",
  "extent": "N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in art. 118(1) substituted (1.4.2022) by Health and Social Care Act (Northern Ireland) 2022 (c. 3), s. 8(1)(b), Sch. 1 para. 96(2); S.R. 2022/102, art. 2(b)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "1994 NI 2"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Words in Order substituted (1.4.2009) by Health and Social Care (Reform) Act (Northern Ireland) 2009 (c. 1), ss. 32, 34(3), Sch. 6 para. 8(1) (subject to Sch. 6 para. 8(2)-(4)); S.R. 2009/114, art. 2"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Words in art. 118(2) substituted (1.4.2022) by Health and Social Care Act (Northern Ireland) 2022 (c. 3), s. 8(1)(b), Sch. 1 para. 96(3); S.R. 2022/102, art. 2(b)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F5",
      "text": "Words in art. 118(4) substituted (1.4.2022) by Health and Social Care Act (Northern Ireland) 2022 (c. 3), s. 8(1)(b), Sch. 1 para. 96(4)(a); S.R. 2022/102, art. 2(b)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F6",
      "text": "Words in art. 118(4)(a) substituted (1.4.2022) by Health and Social Care Act (Northern Ireland) 2022 (c. 3), s. 8(1)(b), Sch. 1 para. 96(4)(b); S.R. 2022/102, art. 2(b)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F7",
      "text": "Art. 118(5) omitted (1.4.2022) by virtue of Health and Social Care Act (Northern Ireland) 2022 (c. 3), s. 8(1)(b), Sch. 1 para. 96(5); S.R. 2022/102, art. 2(b)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F8",
      "text": "Words in art. 118 heading substituted (1.4.2022) by Health and Social Care Act (Northern Ireland) 2022 (c. 3), s. 8(1)(b), Sch. 1 para. 96(6); S.R. 2022/102, art. 2(b)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C1",
      "text": "Art. 118 applied (with modifications) (31.3.2013) by Mental Health (Private Hospitals) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2012 (S.R. 2012/403), regs. 1, 3(7)(d)(i), 4"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C2",
      "text": "Art. 118 applied (with modifications.) (31.3.2013) by Mental Health (Private Hospitals) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2013 (S.R. 2013/22), regs. 1, 3(7)(d), 4"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [
    {
      "type": "words inserted",
      "affecting": "nia/2016/18",
      "affecting_title": "Mental Capacity Act (Northern Ireland) 2016"
    },
    {
      "type": "repealed",
      "affecting": "nia/2016/18",
      "affecting_title": "Mental Capacity Act (Northern Ireland) 2016"
    },
    {
      "type": "words substituted",
      "affecting": "nia/2016/18",
      "affecting_title": "Mental Capacity Act (Northern Ireland) 2016"
    },
    {
      "type": "words substituted",
      "affecting": "nia/2016/18",
      "affecting_title": "Mental Capacity Act (Northern Ireland) 2016"
    }
  ],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/1986/595/article/118",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T04:48:38.738443+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."
}