MHA 1983 s89

Mental Health Act 1983
(as amended)

Law as at 19/11/11 unless otherwise stated under "Amendments" heading

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Change made by Mental Health Act 2007

• Approved Mental Health Professional replaces Approved Social Worker 3/11/08

Law

Patients absent from hospitals in the Channel Islands or Isle of Man

89.—(1) Any person who under any provision corresponding to section 18 above or 138 below may be taken into custody in any of the Channel Islands or the Isle of Man may be taken into custody in, and returned to the island in question from, England and Wales by an [approved mental health professional] or a constable.

(2) This section does not apply to any person who is subject to guardianship.

Amendments