Reference Guide to the Mental Health Act 1983
The Memorandum explains the main provisions of the Mental Health Act 1983.
The current version is unlikely to be made available directly on this site as, like with the Forth Bridge, the new version would be out by the time the current one is ready.
See Mental Health Bill 2006 page for details of amendments to other documents.
External links
The following can be obtained from the Department of Health website: