Mental Health Act 1983
(as amended)

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Law as at 19/11/11

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

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

• Responsible Clinician/Approved Clinician replaces Responsible Medical Officer 3/11/08

Related cases

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See also

• Reference Guide to the Mental Health Act 1983, 32. Approval of practitioners to carry out functions under the Act — paragraphs 32.57 to 32.63

Law

Regulations as to approvals in relation to England and Wales

[142A. The Secretary of State jointly with the Welsh Ministers may by regulations make provision as to the circumstances in which--

(a) a practitioner approved for the purposes of section 12 above, or

(b) a person approved to act as an approved clinician for the purposes of this Act, approved in relation to England is to be treated, by virtue of his approval, as approved in relation to Wales too, and vice versa.]

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