# The Mental Health Review Tribunal (Amendment) Rules 1996, Article 2: Amendment of rule 2 of the principal Rules


Paragraph (1) of rule 2 (interpretation) shall be amended by—
(a) inserting in the definition of “decision with recommendations” the words “or (3A)(a)” after the words “section 72(3)(a)”;
(b) inserting after the definition of “health authority” the following definition—
““National Health Service trust” means a body established under section 5(1) of the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990 ”;
(c) inserting in the definition of “responsible authority” after sub-paragraph (b), the word “and” and a new sub-paragraph—
“(c) in relation to a patient subject to after-care under supervision, the Health Authority which has the duty under section 117 of the Act to provide after-care services for the patient.”;
(d) inserting in the definition of “tribunal” after the word “guardianship” the words “or is (or is to be) subject to after-care under supervision”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1996/314/article/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/mental-health-review-tribunal-amendment-rules-1996/article-2
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