Mental Health Act 1983 (UK)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Mental_Health_Act_1983_(UK)
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Statements (27)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Act_of_Parliament
gptkbp:amendedBy gptkb:Mental_Health_Act_2007
gptkbp:appliesTo gptkb:England
gptkb:Wales
gptkbp:citation gptkb:1983_c._20
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:dateEnacted 1983
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Mental Health Act 1983 (UK)
gptkbp:longTitle An Act to consolidate the law relating to mentally disordered persons.
gptkbp:providesFor compulsory detention of people with mental disorders
rights of detained patients
treatment of people with mental disorders
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Mental_Capacity_Act_2005
gptkb:Care_Quality_Commission
gptkb:Code_of_Practice_for_the_Mental_Health_Act_1983
gptkbp:replacedBy gptkb:Mental_Health_Act_1959
gptkbp:section gptkb:Section_117
Section 2
Section 3
Section 4
Section 136
gptkbp:shortName gptkb:Mental_Health_Act_1983
gptkbp:status in force (as amended)
gptkbp:subject mental health law
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Section_17_of_the_Mental_Health_Act_1983_(UK)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6