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Revised Statute from The UK Statute Law Database

Mental Health Act 1959 (c. 72)

This version of this statute is extracted from the UK Statute Law Database (SLD). It is not necessarily in the form in which it was originally enacted but is a revised version, which means that any subsequent amendments to the text and other effects are incorporated with annotations.

There are effects on this legislation that have not yet been applied to SLD for the following years: 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007. See the Tables of Legislative effects and the Update status of legislation page on the SLD website.

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Mental Health Act 1959

1959 CHAPTER 72 7_and_8_Eliz_2

Contents

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  1. Part I

    Preliminary

    1. 1—5... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

  2. Part II

    Local Authority Services

    1. General Provisions

      1. 6, 7... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      2. 8. Functions of welfare authorities

      3. 9.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      4. 10.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      5. 11—13... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

  3. Part III

    Mental Nursing Homes, Residential Homes, etc

    1. 14—18... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    2. 19—21... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    3. 22.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    4. 23.

    5. 24.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

  4. Part IV

    Compulsory Admission to Hospital and Guardianship

    1. 25—35... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    2. 36.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    3. 37—43... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    4. 44.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    5. 45—59... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

  5. Part V

    Admission of Patients Concerned in Criminal Proceedings, etc., and Transfer of Patients under Sentence

    1. 60.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    2. 61.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    3. 62—68... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    4. 69.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    5. 70—76... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    6. 77, 78... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    7. 79.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    8. 80.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

  6. Part VI

    Removal and Return of Patients within United Kingdom, etc

    1. 81.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    2. 82—84... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    3. 85.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    4. 87.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    5. 89, 90... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    6. 91.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    7. 92—96... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

  7. Part VII

    Special Hospitals

    1. 97, 98... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    2. 99.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

  8. Part VIII

    Management of Property and Affairs of Patients

    1. 100—119... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    2. 120.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    3. 121.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

  9. Part IX

    Miscellaneous and General

    1. 122—124... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    2. Offences

      1. 125, 126... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      2. 127. Amendment of Sexual Offences Act, 1956

      3. 128.Sexual intercourse with patients

      4. 129, 130... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      5. 131.Prosecutions by local authorities

    3. Miscellaneous provisions

      1. 132, 133... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      2. 134.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      3. 135—138... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      4. 139—141.. Supplemental

      5. 142. Default powers of Minister

      6. 143. Inquiries

      7. 144. Expenses

      8. 145. General provisions as to regulations, orders and rules

      9. 146.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      10. 147, 148... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      11. 149. Minor and consequential amendments and repeals

      12. 150. Application to Scotland

      13. 151.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      14. 152. Application to Northern Ireland

      15. 153.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      16. 154. Short title and application to Scilly Isles

  10. FIRST SCHEDULE

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  11. SECOND SCHEDULE

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  12. THIRD SCHEDULE

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  13. FOURTH SCHEDULE

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  14. FIFTH SCHEDULE

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  15. SIXTH SCHEDULE

    Transitional Provisions

  16. Seventh Schedule

    MINOR AND CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS

  17. EIGHTH SCHEDULE

An Act to repeal the Lunacy and Mental Treatment Acts 1890 to 1930, and the Mental Deficiency Acts 1913 to 1938, and to make fresh provision with respect to the treatment and care of mentally disordered persons and with respect to their property and affairs; and for purposes connected with the matters aforesaid.

[29th July 1959]

Annotations:

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1Functions of Minister of Health under this Act now exercisable by Secretary of State: S.I. 1968/1699, art. 2

Act: Functions of a Minister of the Crown transferred to the Assembly (W.) (1.7.1999) by S.I. 1999/672, art. 2, Sch. 1

Commencement Information

I1Act not in force at Royal Assent by virtue of s. 153(1)(2) (now repealed); Act wholly in force at 1.11.1960

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