Criminal Procedure (Insanity and Unfitness to Plead) Act 1991

INSANITY LEGISLATION

Law as at 1/5/09

Contents

1, 2, 3, 4, 4A, 5, 5A, 6, 7, 8

Schedules: 1, 1A, 2

Criminal Procedure (Insanity and Unfitness to Plead) Act 1991 (as amended)

Contents

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9

Schedules: 1, 2, 3, 4

This Act substitutes s4, amends s8 and repeals sch 1 of the Criminal Procedure (Insanity) Act 1964 . (Various other changes to the 1964 Act were subsequently themselves amended by Domestic Violence Crime and Victims Act 2004, but both "old" and "new" versions of the CPIA 1964 are reproduced here.)

CPIUPA 1991 s1 - Acquittals on grounds of insanity

CPIUPA 1991 s2 - Findings of unfitness to plead etc

CPIUPA 1991 s3 - Powers to deal with persons not guilty by reason of insanity or unfit to plead etc [repealed]

CPIUPA 1991 s4 - Corresponding provisions with respect to appeals

CPIUPA 1991 s5 - Orders under 1964 and 1968 Acts [repealed]

CPIUPA 1991 s6 - Interpretation etc

CPIUPA 1991 s7 - Minor and consequential amendments

CPIUPA 1991 s8 - Transitional provisions, savings and repeals

CPIUPA 1991 s9 - Short title, commencement and extent

Schedules

CPIUPA 1991 sch 1 - Orders for Admission to Hospital [repealed]

CPIUPA 1991 sch 2 - Supervision and Treatment Orders [repealed]

CPIUPA 1991 sch 3 - Minor and Consequential Amendments

OPSI - original text