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MENTAL HEALTH ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 1961

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   1.      Section 1
   2.      General powers of Health and Social Services Boards under this Act.
   6.      Informal use of services.
   7.      Definition and classification of mental disorder.
   8.      Section 8
   9.      Medical examination of persons requiring special care.
   10.     Section 10
   11.     Exemptions in respect of s.10.
   12.     Section 12
   13.     General provisions as to applications.
   14.     General provisions as to medical recommendations.
   15.     Section 15
   16.     Applications in respect of patients already in hospital.
   17.     Effect of application for admission.
   18.     Examination of patients on admission.
   19.     Further provisions as to period of detention.
   20.     Rectification of applications, recommendations or reports.
   21.     Section 21
   22.     Effect of guardianship application, etc.
   23.     Transfer of guardianship in case of death, incapacity, etc., of
           guardian.
   24.     Section 24
   25.     Correspondence of patients.
   26.     Visiting and examination of patients.
   27.     Statement as to rights of patients and nearest relatives.
   28.     Re-classification of mental disorder.
   29.     Leave of absence from hospital.
   30.     Return and re-admission of patients absent without leave.
   31.     Transfer of patients.
   32.     Renewal of authority for detention or guardianship.
   33.     Special provisions as to patients absent without leave.
   34.     Special provisions as to patients sentenced to imprisonment, etc.
   35.     Discharge of patients.
   36.     Restrictions on discharge by the nearest relative.
   37.     Section 37
   38.     Children and young persons in care of the Ministry.
   39.     Section 39
   40.     Assignment of functions by nearest relative.
   41.     Section 41
   42.     Discharge and variation of orders under s.41.
   43.     Section 43
   44.     Procedure on applications to county court.
   45.     Reference of cases to the Review Tribunal.
   46.     Special provisions for wards of court.
   47.     Interpretation (Part II).
   48.     Section 48
   49.     Additional powers in respect of children and young persons.
   50.     Requirements as to medical evidence.
   51.     Effect of hospital and guardianship orders.
   52.     Custody of patient pending admission to hospital.
   53.     Power of courts to restrict discharge from hospital.
   54.     Powers of Minister in respect of patients subject to restriction
           orders.
   55.     Appeals.
   56.     Procedure in relation to findings of insanity.
   57.     Provisions as to certain forces' patients.
   58.     Section 58
   59.     Removal to hospital of other prisoners.
   60.     Restriction on discharge of prisoners removed to hospital.
   61.     Further provisions as to prisoners under sentence.
   62.     Further provisions as to certain prisoners.
   63.     Further provisions as to persons remanded by courts of summary
           jurisdiction or justices of the peace.
   64.     Further provisions as to civil prisoners.
   65.     Reception into guardianship of persons sent to training schools.
   66.     Section 66
   67.     Section 67
   68.     Prerequisites of registration.
   69.     Control of private hospitals.
   70.     Cancellation of registration.
   71.     Application of Act to private hospitals.
   72.     Offences and penalties under Part IV.
   73.     Section 73
   74.     Notice concerning certain patients.
   75.     Pay, pensions, etc., of patients.
   76.     Section 76
   77.     Applications to the Review Tribunal.
   78.     Powers of the Review Tribunal.
   79.     Procedure on applications to the Review Tribunal.
   80.     Section 80
   87.     Information to be supplied by certain authorities and persons.
   90.     Section 90
   92.     Pocket-money for in-patients.
   98.     Section 98
   99.     Unlawful detention of patients.
   100.    Ill-treatment of patients.
   101.    Protection of female patients.
   102.    Assisting patients to absent themselves without leave, etc.
   103.    Obstruction.
   105.    Section 105
   106.    Mentally disordered persons found in public places.
   107.    Provisions as to custody, conveyance and detention.
   108.    Retaking of patients escaping from custody.
   109.    Notification of nearest relative in certain cases.
   110.    Admission of patients to specified hospitals.
   111.    Protection for acts done in pursuance of this Act.
   112.    Regulations.
   113.    Interpretation.
   114.    Transitional provisions.
   115.    Amendment of the Mental Health Act, 1959, and the Mental Health
           (Scotland) Act, 1960.
   117.    Section 117
   118.    Short title and commencement.


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