Mental Health (Discrimination) Act 2013

Section 1

SCHEDULE Section 1(1): consequential amendments and repeals

Mental Health Act 1983

1 (1) In section 145(1) of the Mental Health Act 1983 (interpretation), in the definition of “mental disorder”, for “sections 86(4) and 141(6B)” substitute “section 86(4)”.

(2) In section 146 of that Act (application to Scotland), omit “141,”.

(3) In section 147 of that Act (application to Northern Ireland), omit “141,”.

Scotland Act 1998

2 (1) In section 17 of the Scotland Act 1998 (disqualification from membership of the Scottish Parliament), in subsection (4)—

(a) omit “section 141 of the Mental Health Act 1983 (mental illness) and”, and

(b) for “either of those sections” substitute “that section”.

(2) In Schedule 8 to that Act, omit paragraph 19 and the preceding cross-heading.

Government of Wales Act 1998

3 In Schedule 12 to the Government of Wales Act 1998 (minor and consequential amendments), omit paragraph 23.

Northern Ireland Act 1998

4 (1) In section 37 of the Northern Ireland Act 1998 (disqualification from membership of the Northern Ireland Assembly), in subsection (4)—

(a) omit “section 141 of the Mental Health Act 1983 (mental illness) and”, and

(b) for “either of those sections” substitute “that section”.

(2) In Schedule 13 to that Act, omit paragraph 5(3).

Government of Wales Act 2006

5 (1) In section 18 of the Government of Wales Act 2006 (disqualification from membership of the National Assembly for Wales)—

(a) in subsection (5), omit paragraph (a) and the “and” after it, and

(b) in subsection (6), for “a provision” substitute “the provision”.

(2) In Schedule 10 to that Act (minor and consequential amendments), omit paragraph 13 and the preceding cross-heading.

Mental Health Act 2007

6 (1) In Schedule 1 to the Mental Health Act 2007 (categories of mental disorder), omit paragraph 16.

(2) In Schedule 3 to that Act (supervised community treatment), omit paragraph 33 and the preceding cross-heading.