Article 10 Amendment of the 1986 Rules

Rule 8 of the 1986 Rules is amended as follows.

For paragraph (1) substitute:—

“(1)

Unless the application belongs to a class or group of proceedings for which members have already been appointed, the chairman may make arrangements for determining which members of the tribunal are to constitute a panel to determine the application.”.

In paragraph (2)(a), for “responsible Board” substitute “responsible authority or relevant HSC Trust”.

For paragraph (2)(b) substitute:—

“(b)

he or she has a personal connection with:—

(i)

the patient;

(ii)

the other detained person;

(iii)

the person who is the subject of an application under section 80 of the Act; or

(iv)

the person who makes an application under section 83(2) of the Act;

or has recently treated or cared for that person in a professional capacity.”.