Mental Health Act 1983
(as amended)

Law as at 19/11/11

Part IV contents

56, 57, 58, 58A, 59, 60, 61, 62, 62A, 63, 64

All Parts

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

Overview of the MHA 1983
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For details, see Compulsory treatment.

Change made by Mental Health Act 2007

• Additional safeguards for ECT introduced in new s58A 3/11/08

Related cases

Any cases with a hyperlink to this legislation will automatically be added here. There may be other relevant cases without a hyperlink, so please check the mental health case law page.

See also

• Reference Guide to the Mental Health Act 1983, 16. Medical treatment for patients in hospital, etc (Part 4) — paragraph 16.21 (also 16.34 and 16.51)
• Mental Health Act 1983 Code Of Practice for England, 23. Medical treatment under the Act

Law

Plans of treatment

59. Any consent or certificate under section 57[, 58 or 58A] above may relate to a plan of treatment under which the patient is to be given (whether within a specified period or otherwise) one or more of the forms of treatment to which that section applies.

Amendments