Section 17 of the Mental Health Act 1983 (UK)

GPTKB entity

Statements (21)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:legislation
gptkbp:allows recall of patient to hospital
gptkbp:amendedBy gptkb:Mental_Health_Act_2007_(UK)
gptkbp:appliesTo patients detained under the Mental Health Act 1983
gptkbp:dateEnacted 1983
gptkbp:enables granting of leave of absence from hospital
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Section 17 of the Mental Health Act 1983 (UK)
gptkbp:jurisdiction gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Mental_Health_Act_1983_(UK)
gptkbp:permits escorted or unescorted leave
leave for indefinite periods
leave for specified periods
leave with or without conditions
gptkbp:powers responsible clinician
gptkbp:recall hospital managers
responsible clinician
gptkbp:requires notification to hospital managers
written authorization for leave
gptkbp:subject leave of absence for detained patients
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Section_17
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5