Legislation – Mental Health Act 2025
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The responsible clinician
10Nomination of the responsible clinician
(1)
The Mental Health Act 1983 is amended as follows.
(2)
In section 34(1) (interpretation of Part 2)—
(a)
““the relevant hospital” means—
(a)
in relation to a patient who is liable to be detained in a hospital, that hospital;
(b)
in relation to a community patient, the responsible hospital;”;
(b)
in the definition of “the responsible clinician”, in paragraph (a), for “with” substitute “nominated by the managers of the relevant hospital to have”
.
(3)
In the following places, after “would” insert “be nominated by the managers of the hospital to”
—
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section 36(3) (remand for treatment only if admission is arranged);
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section 37(4) (hospital order to be made only if admission is arranged);
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section 38(4) (interim hospital order to be made only if admission is arranged);
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section 44(2) (evidence for admission to hospital by magistrates’ court);
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section 45A(5) (hospital direction and limitation direction to be made only if admission is arranged).
(4)
In section 55(1) (interpretation of Part 3), in the definition of “responsible clinician”, for “with” substitute “nominated by the managers of the hospital to have”
.
(5)
“(1)
In this Part—
“hospital” includes a registered establishment;
“responsible clinician” means the responsible clinician within the meaning of Part 2 (see section 34(1)).”
(6)
In section 134(1), in the words after paragraph (b), for “with” substitute “nominated by the managers of the hospital to have”
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