# The Mental Health Review Tribunals (Regions) Order 2003, Article 3: Transitional provisions


(1) In this article—
“former region” means a region determined in accordance with the Mental Health Review Tribunals (Regions) Order 1998 and in existence immediately before 29th September 2003;
“new region” means a region determined by article 2 of this Order;
“relevant new region” means—
(a) in relation to the former regions Trent and Northern and Yorkshire Region and West Midlands and North West Region, and in relation to the former region of North London and East Region (Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Norfolk, Northamptonshire, and Suffolk), the new Northern Region;
(b) in relation to the former region of South London and South and West Region, and in relation to the former region of North London and East Region, except in relation to Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Norfolk, Northamptonshire, and Suffolk, the new Southern Region.
“Tribunal” means a Mental Health Review Tribunal.
(2) Anything done by or in relation to, or any application or reference made to or in relation to, or any direction, authorisation or notice given by or in relation to, the Tribunal for a former region before 29th September 2003 is deemed to have been done by or in relation to, or made to or in relation to, or given by or in relation to, the Tribunal for the relevant new region.
(3) On 29th September 2003 all the rights and liabilities of the Tribunal for a former region shall be transferred to the tribunal for the relevant new region.
(4) Any person who, immediately before 29th September 2003, was a member of a Tribunal for a former region is deemed to have been appointed to be a member of the Tribunal for the relevant new region and any reference in the instrument under which he was appointed to a Tribunal for a former region is deemed to be a reference to the Tribunal for the relevant new region.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2003/2251/article/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/mental-health-review-tribunals-regions-order-2003/article-3
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