# Mental Health (Wales) Measure 2010, Section 12: Meaning of “relevant patient”


(1) For the purposes of this Part, an individual is a relevant patient if a mental health service provider is responsible for providing a secondary mental health service for the individual.
(2) An individual who does not fall within subsection (1) is also a relevant patient if–
(a) the individual is under the guardianship of a local authority in Wales; or
(b) a mental health service provider has decided that the individual would be provided with a secondary mental health service if the individual cooperated with its provision.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/mwa/2010/7/section/12 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/mental-health-wales-measure-2010/section-12
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