The Mental Health Review Tribunal for Wales Rules 2008

1. Introductory Text

2. PART 1 Introduction

   1. 1. Citation and commencement

   2. 2. Interpretation

   3. 3. Overriding objective

3. PART 2 General powers and provisions

   1. 4. Preliminary and incidental matters

   2. 5. Case management powers

   3. 6. Directions

   4. 7. Failure to comply with rules or directions

   5. 8. Calculating time

   6. 9. Sending and delivery of documents

   7. 10. Prohibitions on disclosure or publication

   8. 11. Appointment of the tribunal

   9. 12. Substitution and addition of parties

   10. 13. Representatives

4. PART 3 Proceedings before the Tribunal

   1. CHAPTER 1 Before the final determination

      1. 14. Procedure for applications and references

      2. 15. Statements, reports and documents

      3. 16. Notice of proceedings

      4. 17. Withholding documents or information likely to cause harm

      5. 18. Further evidence and submissions

      6. 19. Summoning of witnesses and orders to answer questions or produce documents

      7. 20. Medical examination

      8. 21. Postponement and adjournment

      9. 22. Withdrawal

      10. 23. Transfer of Proceedings

   2. CHAPTER 2 Hearings

      1. 24. Time and place of hearings

      2. 25. Privacy of hearings

      3. 26. Request to appear at and take part in a hearing

      4. 27. Hearings in a party’s absence

   3. CHAPTER 3 Decisions

      1. 28. Decisions

5. PART 4 Correcting and appealing Tribunal decisions

   1. 29. Clerical mistakes, accidental slips or omissions and irregularities

   2. 30. Application for permission to appeal

6. PART 5 Revocations

   1. 31. Revocations

7. Signature

8. 1. SCHEDULE

      Statements by the Responsible Authority and the Secretary of State

      1. PART A Information about patients (other than conditionally discharged patients)

      2. PART B Reports relating to patients (other than conditionally discharged patients)

      3. PART C Information about conditionally discharged patients

      4. PART D Reports relating to conditionally discharged patients

9. Explanatory Note