Mental Health Act 1983
(as amended)

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Part 4A contents

64A, 64B, 64C, 64D, 64E, 64F, 64G, 64H, 64I, 64J, 64K

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

• Treatment while under SCT is covered by new Part 4A 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, 17. Medical treatment of Supervised Community Treatment patients (Part 4A) — chapter 17
• Mental Health Act 1983 Code Of Practice for England, 23. Medical treatment under the Act

Law

Meaning of "relevant treatment"

[64A.—In this Part of this Act "relevant treatment", in relation to a patient, means medical treatment which—

(a) is for the mental disorder from which the patient is suffering; and

(b) is not a form of treatment to which section 57 above applies.]

Amendments