Mental Health Act 1983
(as amended)

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Part X contents

130A, 130B, 130C, 130D, 131, 131A, 132, 132A, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 142A, 142B, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149

All Parts

I, II, III, IV, 4A, V, VI, VIII, IX, X, Schedules

Overview of the MHA 1983
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Change made by Mental Health Act 2007

• New requirements for age-appropriate accommodation for children (April 2010)

Related cases

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See also

• Reference Guide to the Mental Health Act 1983, 2. Compulsory admission to hospital under Part 2 of the Act — paragraph 2.20

Law

[Notification of hospitals having arrangements for special cases]

140. It shall be the duty of [every Primary Care Trust and of] every [Local Health Board] to give notice to every local social services authority for an area wholly or partly comprised within the [area of the Primary Care Trust or [Local Health Board]] specifying the hospital or hospitals administered by [or otherwise available] [to the [Primary Care Trust or] [Local Health Board]] in which arrangements are from time to time in force [—

(a) for the reception of patients in cases of special urgency;

(b) for the provision of accommodation or facilities designed so as to be specially suitable for patients who have not attained the age of 18 years.]

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