Mental Health Act 1959

PART II Other Amendments

Enactment	Amendment
The Naval Enlistment Act, 1884, 47 & 48 Vict. c. 46.	In section three, after the word " 1955 " there shall be inserted the words " as amended by the Mental Health Act. 1959 "
The Pharmacy and Poisons Act, 1933, 23 & 24 Geo. 5. c. 25.	In section ten, in subsection (6), for the words from " trustee" to " powers of a committee " there shall be substituted the words " or trustee, or a receiver appointed under Part VIII of the Mental Health Act, 1959 ".
	In section thirty, in paragraph (f), for the words from "references" to "of a committee" there shall be substituted the words " reference to a receiver ".
The Polish Resettlement Act, 1947, 10 & 11 Geo. 6. c. 19.	In section four, in subsection (1), for the words "the Lunacy and Mental Treatment Acts, 1890 to 1930, or the Mental Deficiency Acts, 1913 to 1938" there shall be substituted the words " the Mental Health Act, 1959 ".
	In section eleven, in subsection (3), in paragraph (b), for the words "the Lunacy and Mental Treatment Acts, 1890 to 1930, and the Mental Deficiency Acts, 1913 to 1938" there shall be substituted the words " the Mental Health Act, 1959 ".
The National Assistance Act, 1948, 11 & 12 Geo. 6. c. 29.	In section thirty-seven, in subsection (9), at the end of paragraph (d) of the proviso there shall be added the words " including any mental nursing home within the meaning of Part III of the Mental Health Act, 1959 " , and after paragraph (g) there shall be inserted the words “or (h) except as provided by Part III of the Mental Health Act, 1959, any residential home for mentally disordered persons within the meaning of the said Part III”.
The Children Act, 1948,11 & 12 Geo. 6. c. 43.	In section thirty-nine, in subsection (1), after paragraph (e) there shall be inserted the following paragraph:— “(f) section nine of the Mental Health Act, 1959, and the provisions of section ten of that Act relating to children and young persons in respect of whom the rights and powers of a parent are vested in a local authority as mentioned in paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of that section.”
The U.S.A. Veterans' Pensions (Administration) Act, 1949, 12, 13 & 14 Geo. 6. c. 45.	Subsection (4) of section one shall apply as respects a person for whom a receiver has been appointed under section one hundred and five of this Act as it applies as respects such a person as is mentioned in that subsection.
The Representation of the People Act, 1949, 12, 13 & 14 Geo. 6. c. 68.	Section four shall have effect, in its application to England and Wales, as if for the words "or mental defectiveness" there were substituted the words " or other form of mental disorder " and, in its application to Northern Ireland, as if for the words "or mental defectiveness" there were substituted the words " or arrested or incomplete development of mind ".
The Administration of Justice (Pensions) Act, 1950, 14 & 15 Geo. 6. c. 11.	In the First Schedule, for the words "Master in Lunacy" and "Legal Visitor in Lunacy" there shall be substituted respectively the words " Master of the Court of Protection " and "Lord Chancellor's Legal Visitor".
The Army Act, 1955, 3 & 4 Eliz. 2. c. 18.	No order shall be made under section sixteen directing that a soldier be received into a hospital in England and Wales; and accordingly, in subsection (2), for the words "Great Britain" there shall be substituted the word " Scotland ".
The Air Force Act, 1955, 3 & 4 Eliz. 2. c. 19.	No order shall be made under section sixteen directing that an airman be received into a hospital in England and Wales; and accordingly, in subsection (2), for the words "Great Britain" there shall be substituted the word " Scotland ".
The Revision of the Army and Air Force Acts (Transitional Provisions) Act, 1955, 3 & 4 Eliz. 2. c. 20.	In the Second Schedule, in paragraph 2, after the word "1955" there shall be inserted the words " as amended by the Mental Health Act, 1959 ".
The Children Act, 1958, 6 & 7 Eliz. 2. c. 65.	In section two, at the end of subsection (4), there shall be added the words " or while he is liable to be detained or subject to guardianship under the Mental Health Act, 1959, or is resident in a residential home for mentally disordered persons within the meaning of Part III of that Act ".
The Adoption Act, 1958, 7 & 8 Eliz. 2. c. 5.	In section thirty-seven, in subsection (3), at the end there shall be added the words " nor while he is liable to be detained, subject to guardianship or resident as mentioned in subsection (4) of that section ".