N.B. See Mental Health Regulations page for details of regulations which supersede the regulations on this page.
Mental Health (Hospital, Guardianship and Consent to Treatment) Regulations 1983 (as amended)
N.B. These Regulations have been superseded: see Mental Health Regulations for details.
Contents
Regulations: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 10A, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20
Schedules: 1, 2
Explanatory note
1983 No. 893
MENTAL HEALTH
The Mental Health (Hospital, Guardianship and Consent to Treatment) Regulations 1983
Regulation 1 - Citation and commencement
Regulation 2 - Interpretation
Regulation 3 - Documents
Regulation 4 - Procedure for and record of hospital admissions
Regulation 5 - Procedure for and acceptance of guardianship applications
Regulation 6 - Procedure for and record of reclassification of patients
Regulation 7 - Transfer from hospital to hospital or guardianship
Regulation 8 - Transfer from guardianship to guardianship or hospital
Regulation 9 - Conveyance to hospital on transfer
Regulation 10 - Renewal of authority for detention or guardianship
Regulation 10A - Detention or guardianship after absence without leave for more than 28 days
Regulation 11 - Removal to England and Wales
Regulation 12 - Duties of private guardians
Regulation 13 - Visits of patients subject to guardianship
Regulation 14 - Performance of functions of nearest relative
Regulation 15 - Discharge by nearest relative
Regulation 16 - Consent to treatment
Regulation 17 - Inspection and opening of postal packets
Regulation 18 - Review of decisions to withhold postal packets
Regulation 19 - Transitional provisions
Regulation 20 - Revocations
Regulations Schedule 1 — Forms for use in connection with compulsory admission to hospital, guardianship and consent to treatment.
Regulations Schedule 2 — Revocations.
Mental Health Regulations explanatory note
Mental Health (Hospital, Guardianship and Consent to Treatment) Amendment Regulations 1997