Mental Health Review Tribunal Rules 1983 (as amended)

N.B. From 3/11/08 these rules will no longer apply. See Tribunal Rules for details.

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Contents

Rules: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35

Schedules: 1A, 1B, 1C, 1D, 1E, 1F, 2

Explanatory note

Rule

General procedure, hearing procedure and decisions

33. Rule 5, rule 8 and Parts III, IV and V of these Rules shall apply to assessment applications as they apply to applications in so far as the circumstances of the case permit and subject to the following modifications—

(a) rule 12 shall apply as if any reference to a document being withheld in accordance with rule 6 was a reference to part ofthe admission papers or other documents supplied in accordance with rule 32 being withheld;

(b) rule 16 shall apply with the substitution, for the reference to 14 days’ notice, of a reference to such notice as is reasonably practicable;

(c) rule 20 shall not apply;

(d) rule 24 shall apply as if the period of time specified therein was 3 days instead of 7 days.

Amendments

None.