Paragraph 71 Mental Health Act 1983 (c. 20)I1

United Kingdom

(1)

The Mental Health Act 1983 is amended as follows.

(2)

In section 134(3)(a) (correspondence of patients)^f1, after “Minister of the Crown” there is inserted “or the Scottish Ministers” and after “House of Parliament” there is inserted “or member of the Scottish Parliament”.

(3)

In section 142(1) (pay, pensions, etc., of mentally disordered persons), after “Consolidated Fund” there is inserted “or the Scottish Consolidated Fund”.

Annotations

Commencement

I1: Sch. 2 para. 71 in force at 1.7.1999, see art. 1(2)

Footnotes

f1: Section 134 was amended by the Northern Ireland Act 1998 (c. 47), Schedule 13, paragraph 5(2).