Statements (21)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:Act_of_Parliament
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| gptkbp:citation |
7 & 8 Eliz. 2. c. 72
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| gptkbp:dateEnacted |
1959
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| gptkbp:enactedBy |
gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Mental Health Act 1959
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| gptkbp:longTitle |
An Act to make new provision with respect to the treatment and care of mentally disordered persons and with respect to their property and affairs; to make provision with respect to the management of hospitals and other establishments; and for purposes connected with the matters aforesaid.
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| gptkbp:notableFor |
removing legal category of 'lunatic'
emphasizing community care for mentally ill persons abolishing distinction between psychiatric hospitals and other hospitals |
| gptkbp:purpose |
reform mental health law in England and Wales
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| gptkbp:receivedRoyalAssent |
29 July 1959
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| gptkbp:repealedBy |
gptkb:Mental_Health_Act_1983
30 September 1983 |
| gptkbp:replacedBy |
gptkb:Lunacy_Act_1890
gptkb:Mental_Deficiency_Act_1913 |
| gptkbp:status |
repealed
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| gptkbp:subject |
mental health law
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| gptkbp:territory |
England and Wales
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Mental_Health_Act_1983
gptkb:Mental_Health_Act_1983_(UK) |
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
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