Section 14 Mental Health Act

The mental health act mha says when you can be detained in hospital and treated against your wishes.

Section 14 mental health act. Form 14 mental health act section 34 1 r s b c. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations. 288 notification to patient under age 16 admitted by parent or guardian of rights under the mental health act the information in bold type must be read to the patient.

Where a patient is admitted to a hospital in pursuance of an application other than an emergency application made under this part of this act by his nearest relative the managers of the hospital shall as soon as practicable give notice of that fact to the local social services authority for the area in which the patient resided immediately before his admission. Rsa 2000 section 1 chapter m 13 mental health act 3 part 7 general 48 delegation 49 powers of minister 50 crown s right of recovery 51 mental health advisory committees. Mental health act 2001.

The mental health act is structured in many sections. In most cases you ll be told which section of the mental health act applied in your case. Mental health act 2007 sect 14 mentally ill persons 14 mentally ill persons cf 1990 act s 9 1 a person is a mentally ill person if the person is suffering from mental illness and owing to that illness there are reasonable grounds for believing that care treatment or control of the person is necessary a for the person s own protection from serious harm or.

Mental health act 2001. 14 1 where a recommendation in relation to a person the subject of an application is received by the clinical director of an approved centre a consultant psychiatrist on the staff of the approved centre shall as soon as may be carry out an examination of the person and shall thereupon. Mental health act 1983 section 14 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 29 september 2020.

Replaced on 1 april 2000 by section 14 1 of the mental health compulsory assessment and treatment amendment act 1999 1999 no 140. Repealed on 1 april 2000 by section 14 1 of the mental health compulsory assessment and treatment amendment act 1999 1999 no 140. This is sometimes called being sectioned.

30 s 426 section 1 eff june 1 2015. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. This chapter may be cited as the mental health court program act.