Mental Health Act 2007 (c. 12)

SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 1 U.K. Categories of mental disorder: further amendments etc

Part 2 U.K. Amendments to other Acts

Family Law Act 1996 U.K.

20 (1) The Family Law Act 1996 (c. 27) is amended as follows. U.K.

(2) In section 48 (remand for medical examination and report), in subsection (4)—

(a) for “mental illness or severe mental impairment” substitute “ mental disorder within the meaning of the Mental Health Act 1983 ”,

(b) for “the Mental Health Act 1983” substitute “ that Act ”, and

(c) for “section 35 of the Act of 1983” substitute “ that section ”.

(3) In section 51 (power of magistrates' court to order hospital admission or guardianship), in subsection (1), for “mental illness or severe mental impairment” substitute “ mental disorder within the meaning of that Act ”.