The Mental Health Act 2007 (Commencement No. 6 and After-care under Supervision: Savings, Modifications and Transitional Provisions) Order 2008

Transfer of Mental Health Review Tribunal functions

This section has no associated Explanatory Memorandum

5.  As regards England, where an order has been made under section 30 of the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007(1) (transfer of functions of certain tribunals) transferring the functions of a Mental Health Review Tribunal for a region of England to the First-tier Tribunal established by section 3 of that Act (the First-tier Tribunal and the Upper Tribunal), the reference in section 72(4A) of the 1983 Act (powers of tribunals), as saved by this Order, to a Mental Health Review Tribunal shall be read as a reference to the First-tier Tribunal.