# Mental Health Units (Use of Force) Act 2018, Section 2: Mental health units to have a responsible person


(1) A relevant health organisation that operates a mental health unit must appoint a responsible person for that unit for the purposes of this Act.
(2) The responsible person must—
(a) be employed by the relevant health organisation, and
(b) be of an appropriate level of seniority.
(3) Where a relevant health organisation operates more than one mental health unit that organisation must appoint a single responsible person in relation to all of the mental health units operated by that organisation.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2018/27/section/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/mental-health-units-use-of-force-act-2018/section-2
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