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Mental Health (Amendment) Act 1982

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The [1959 c. 72.] Mental Health Act 1959

63In section 22 for the words " A mental welfare officer" and " such an officer " there shall be substituted the words " An approved social worker " and " such a social worker " respectively.

64In section 27 for the words " a mental welfare officer " wherever they occur, there shall be substituted the words " an approved social worker ",

in subsection (1A) for the words " that officer " there shall be substituted the words " that social worker " and in subsection (2) for the words " that officer ", wherever they occur, and " such an officer " there shall be substituted respectively the words " that social worker " and " such a social worker ".

65In section 29(2) for the words " a mental welfare officer " there shall be substituted the words " an approved social worker ".

66In section 34(1)(c) for the words " mental welfare officer " there shall be substituted the words " approved social worker ".

67In section 40(1) for the words "any mental welfare officer" there shall be substituted the words " any approved social worker ".

68In section 42(3) for the words "a mental welfare officer" there shall be substituted the words " an approved social worker ".

69In section 52(2) for the words " a mental welfare officer " and " such an officer " there shall be substituted respectively the words " an approved social worker " and " such a worker ".

70In section 53(2) for the words " a mental welfare officer " there shall be substituted the words " an approved social worker ".

71In section 54 for the words "a mental welfare officer" wherever they occur, there shall be substituted the words " an approved social worker " and in subsections (1) and (1C) of that section for the words " that officer " there shall be substituted the words " that social worker ".

72In sections 63(1)(a), 92, 93(3), 135(1) and (4) and 136(2) for the words " a mental welfare officer " there shall be substituted the words " an approved social worker ".

73In section 140(1)(a) for the words "mental welfare officer" there shall be substituted the words " approved social worker ".

74In section 147(1) after the definition of " absent without leave " there shall be inserted—

  • “' approved social worker ' means an officer of a local social services authority appointed to act as an approved social worker for the purposes of this Act;”.

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