Legislation

Legislation relevant to mental health practitioners.

Mental Health Act 1983

Mental Capacity Act 2005

Mental Health Review Tribunal Rules 1983

Code of Practice Mental Health Act 1983

Mental Health Act Memorandum

Mental Health (Hospital, Guardianship and Consent to Treatment) Regulations 1983

Aftercare

National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990

Human Rights

Human Rights Act 1998

European Convention on Human Rights

Crime

Criminal Procedure (Insanity and Unfitness to Plead) Act 1991 - [1]

Criminal Procedure (Insanity) Act 1964

Acts/SI's amending the MHA 1983

These are listed in chronological (then alphabetical) order; the list is not necessarily exhaustive. The amendments from these Acts will be applied to this site's MHA 1983 text shortly.

Health and Social Security Act 1984

Mental Health (Scotland) Act 1984

Police And Criminal Evidence Act 1984

Registered Homes Act 1984

Mental Health (Northern Ireland Consequential Amendments) Order 1986

Children Act 1989

Courts and Legal Services Act 1990

NHS and Community Care Act 1990

Children Act 1989 (Consequential Amendment of Enactments) Order 1991

Criminal Justice Act 1991

Judicial Pensions and Retirement Act 1993 - [2]

Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1993

Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994

Mental Health (Amendment) Act 1994

Mental Health (Scotland) Act 1994

Health Authorities Act 1995

Mental Health (Patients in the Community) Act 1995

Arbitration Act 1996

Armed Forces Act 1996

Mental Health (Patients in the Community) (Transfers from Scotland) Regulations 1996

Crime (Sentences) Act 1997

Crime and Disorder Act 1998

Government of Wales Act 1998

Northern Ireland Act 1998

Scotland Act 1998

Scotland Act 1998 (Consequential Modifications) (No 2) Order 1999

Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1998 - [3]

Health Act 1999

Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Act 1999

Care Standards Act 2000

Criminal Justice and Court Services Act 2000

Health Act 1999 (Supplementary, Consequential, etc Provisions) Order 2000

NHS Reform and Health Care Professions Act 2002

NHS Reform and Health Care Professions Act 2002 (Supplementary, Consequential, etc Provisions) Regulations 2002

Police (Northern Ireland) Act 2000 - [4]

Postal Services Act 2000

Power of Criminal Courts (Sentencing) Act 2000

Health and Social Care Act 2001

Mental Health Act 1983 (Remedial) Order 2001

Adoption and Children Act 2002

Nationality, Immigration & Asylum Act 2002

Children Act 2004

Civil Partnership Act 2004

Criminal Justice Act 2003

Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Act 2003

Domestic Violence Crime and Victims Act 2004

Scottish Public Services Ombudsman Act 2002 (Consequential Provisions and Modifications) Order 2004

Statute Law (Repeals) Act 2004

Constitutional Reform Act 2005

Inquiries Act 2005

Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003 (Consequential Provisions) Order 2005

Public Services Ombudsman (Wales) Act 2005

Acts/SI's amending MHRT Rules 1983

Mental Health Review Tribunal (Amendment) Rules 1996

Mental Health Review Tribunal (Amendment) Rules 1998

National Health Service Reform and Health Care Professions Act 2002 (Supplementary, Consequential etc. Provisions) Regulations 2002 - see above.

Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Act 2003 (Supplementary and Consequential Provision) (NHS Foundation Trusts) Order 2004