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Mental Health (Discrimination) Act 2013

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Dyma’r fersiwn wreiddiol (fel y’i gwnaed yn wreiddiol).

1Members of Parliament etc.

(1)Section 141 of the Mental Health Act 1983 (disqualification of MPs and members of devolved bodies on grounds of mental illness) is repealed.

(2)Any rule of the common law which disqualifies a person from membership of the House of Commons on grounds of mental illness is abolished.

(3)The Schedule (which includes amendments and repeals consequential on subsection (1)) has effect.

2Jurors

(1)In section 1 of the Juries Act 1974 (qualification for jury service)—

(a)in subsection (1), omit paragraph (c) (but not the “and” after it),

(b)omit subsection (2), and

(c)in subsection (3), for “Part 2 of that Schedule” substitute “Schedule 1”.

(2)In Schedule 1 to that Act (the title to which becomes “Persons Disqualified for Jury Service”, with the title to Part 1 becoming “Persons subject to Mental Health Act 1983 or Mental Capacity Act 2005” and the title to Part 2 becoming “Other Persons Disqualified for Jury Service”), for paragraph 1 substitute—

“1A person for the time being liable to be detained under the Mental Health Act 1983.

1AA person for the time being resident in a hospital on account of mental disorder as defined by the Mental Health Act 1983.”

3Company directors

(1)In the Companies (Model Articles) Regulations 2008 (S.I. 2008/3229), omit the following provisions (model articles of association: termination of director’s appointment on grounds of mental health)—

(a)in Schedule 1, paragraph 18(e),

(b)in Schedule 2, paragraph 18(e), and

(c)in Schedule 3, paragraph 22(e).

(2)In the RTM Companies (Model Articles) (England) Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/2767), in the Schedule, omit paragraph 23(e) (model articles of association: termination of director’s appointment on grounds of mental health).

(3)In the RTM Companies (Model Articles) (Wales) Regulations 2011 (S.I. 2011/2680), omit the following provisions (model articles of association: termination of director’s appointment on grounds of mental health)—

(a)in Schedule 1, paragraph 23(e), and

(b)in Schedule 2, paragraph 23(d).

4Commencement, extent and short title

(1)Sections 1 and 3 come into force at the end of two months beginning with the day on which this Act is passed.

(2)Section 2 comes into force on such day as the Secretary of State may by order made by statutory instrument appoint; and an order under this subsection may include savings or transitional provisions.

(3)An amendment, repeal or revocation made by this Act has the same extent as the provision amended, repealed or revoked.

(4)The other provisions of this Act extend to England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

(5)This Act may be cited as the Mental Health (Discrimination) Act 2013.

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