http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1983/20/section/45BMental Health Act 1983An Act to consolidate the law relating to mentally disordered persons.1983-05-09texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2026-04-09Expert Participation2026-04-06
Mental Health Act 1983s. 118(5A)-(5C)Mental Health Act 2025s. 2(9)s. 56(3)Mental Health Act 1983s. 118(8)Mental Health Act 2025s. 2(11)s. 56(3)Mental Health Act 1983Pt. 8AMental Health Act 2025s. 4s. 125D confers powers. 56(3)Mental Health Act 1983s. 2(2)(b)(c)Mental Health Act 2025s. 5(2)(b)s. 56(3)Mental Health Act 1983s. 3(2)(b)-(e)Mental Health Act 2025s. 5(3)(a)s. 56(3)Mental Health Act 1983s. 20(4)(b)-(e)Mental Health Act 2025s. 5(5)s. 5(6)s. 56(3)Mental Health Act 1983s. 17A(5)(b)-(f)Mental Health Act 2025s. 6(2)(a)s. 6(4)s. 56(3)Mental Health Act 1983s. 1AMental Health Act 2025s. 8(2)(b)s. 56(3)Mental Health Act 1983s. 63(1)Mental Health Act 2025s. 8(7)(a)s. 56(3)Mental Health Act 1983s. 63(1)Mental Health Act 2025s. 8(7)(b)s. 56(3)Mental Health Act 1983s. 63(2)Mental Health Act 2025s. 8(7)(c)s. 56(3)Mental Health Act 1983s. 56AMental Health Act 2025s. 11(2)s. 56(3)Mental Health Act 1983s. 58A(4)(c)(iii)Mental Health Act 2025s. 11(5)(b)(iii)s. 56(3)Mental Health Act 1983s. 56BMental Health Act 2025s. 12(2)s. 56(3)Mental Health Act 1983s. 64C(10)Mental Health Act 2025s. 12(7)(b)s. 56(3)Mental Health Act 1983s. 57AMental Health Act 2025s. 13(2)s. 56(3)Mental Health Act 1983s. 58(A1)Mental Health Act 2025s. 13(3)(a)s. 56(3)Mental Health Act 1983s. 64C(3)(3A)Mental Health Act 2025s. 13(8)(a)s. 56(3)Mental Health Act 1983s. 61(1A)-(1C)Mental Health Act 2025s. 16(2)(b)s. 56(3)Mental Health Act 1983s. 62(1ZA)Mental Health Act 2025s. 17(b)s. 56(3)Mental Health Act 1983s. 62ZA-62ZCMental Health Act 2025s. 18(4)s. 62ZC confers powers. 56(3)Mental Health Act 1983s. 118(1)(e)Mental Health Act 2025s. 18(6)s. 56(3)Mental Health Act 1983s. 119(2A)Mental Health Act 2025s. 19(3)s. 56(3)Mental Health Act 1983s. 64(1BA)-(1BD)Mental Health Act 2025s. 20(6)s. 56(3)Mental Health Act 1983s. 130ZA 130ZBMental Health Act 2025s. 21S. 130ZA confers powers. 56(3)Mental Health Act 1983s. 17A(4)(b)(c)Mental Health Act 2025s. 22(2)(b)s. 56(3)Mental Health Act 1983s. 17B(5A)Mental Health Act 2025s. 22(3)(b)s. 56(3)Mental Health Act 1983s. 17B(8)Mental Health Act 2025s. 22(3)(c)s. 56(3)Mental Health Act 1983s. 17E(2A)Mental Health Act 2025s. 22(4)s. 56(3)Mental Health Act 1983s. 17F(4A)Mental Health Act 2025s. 22(5)s. 56(3)Mental Health Act 1983s. 20A(8A)Mental Health Act 2025s. 22(6)(c)s. 56(3)Mental Health Act 1983s. 80C(7)Mental Health Act 2025s. 22(8)(b)s. 56(3)Mental Health Act 1983s. 85ZA(6)Mental Health Act 2025s. 22(9)(b)s. 56(3)Mental Health Act 1983s. 92(1B)Mental Health Act 2025s. 22(10)s. 56(3)Mental Health Act 1983s. 72(3B)Mental Health Act 2025s. 23(2)s. 56(3)Mental Health Act 1983s. 11(4)-(4C)Mental Health Act 2025s. 25(2)s. 56(3)Mental Health Act 1983s. 20(5)(a)Mental Health Act 2025s. 25(3)(a)(i)s. 56(3)Mental Health Act 1983s. 20(5)(b) and wordMental Health Act 2025s. 25(3)(a)(ii)s. 56(3)Mental Health Act 1983s. 20(6A)Mental Health Act 2025s. 25(3)(b)s. 56(3)Mental Health Act 1983s. 66(1)(ia)Mental Health Act 2025s. 25(4)s. 56(3)Mental Health Act 1983s. 17AAMental Health Act 2025s. 27(2)s. 56(3)Mental Health Act 1983s. 20A(8B)Mental Health Act 2025s. 27(4)s. 56(3)Mental Health Act 1983s. 66(1)(ib)Mental Health Act 2025s. 27(5)s. 56(3)Mental Health Act 1983s. 19(3A)Mental Health Act 2025s. 28s. 56(3)Mental Health Act 1983s. 19(2A)Mental Health Act 2025s. 29(2)s. 56(3)Mental Health Act 1983s. 20(1)-(2A)Mental Health Act 2025s. 29(3)(a)s. 56(3)Mental Health Act 1983Sch. 1 Pt. 1 para. 2B(c)Mental Health Act 2025s. 29(5)(b)s. 56(3)Mental Health Act 1983Sch. 1 Pt. 1 para. 5(b)Mental Health Act 2025s. 29(5)(c)(ii)s. 56(3)Mental Health Act 1983Sch. 1 Pt. 1 para. 5B-5DMental Health Act 2025s. 29(5)(d)s. 56(3)Mental Health Act 1983Sch. 1 Pt. 2 para. 5(ba)Mental Health Act 2025s. 29(6)s. 56(3)Mental Health Act 1983s. 19(2A)Mental Health Act 2025s. 31(3)s. 56(3)Mental Health Act 1983s. 68(4A)Mental Health Act 2025s. 31(4)(e)s. 56(3)Mental Health Act 1983s. 143(2)(b)Mental Health Act 2025s. 31(6)(a)s. 56(3)Mental Health Act 1983Sch. 1 Pt. 1 para. 10(1)Mental Health Act 2025s. 31(7)(a)s. 56(3)Mental Health Act 1983Sch. 1 Pt. 1 para. 10(1)(b)Mental Health Act 2025s. 31(7)(b)s. 56(3)Mental Health Act 1983Sch. 1 Pt. 1 para. 10(2)Mental Health Act 2025s. 31(7)(c)s. 56(3)Mental Health Act 1983s. 75(2B)Mental Health Act 2025s. 33(3)(a)s. 33(4)s. 56(3)Mental Health Act 1983s. 23(2A)-(2C)Mental Health Act 2025s. 34s. 56(3)Mental Health Act 1983s. 47AMental Health Act 2025s. 37(2)s. 56(3)Mental Health Act 1983s. 48AMental Health Act 2025s. 37(3)s. 56(3)Mental Health Act 1983s. 48BMental Health Act 2025s. 37(4)confers powers. 56(3)Mental Health Act 1983s. 143(3ZA)Mental Health Act 2025s. 37(5)(b)s. 56(3)Mental Health Act 1983s. 132(2A)(2B)Mental Health Act 2025s. 41(b)s. 56(3)Mental Health Act 1983s. 132A(1)(c)Mental Health Act 2025s. 42(b)s. 56(3)Mental Health Act 1983s. 132BMental Health Act 2025s. 43s. 56(3)Mental Health Act 1983s. 130M 130NMental Health Act 2025s. 44(2)s. 56(3)Mental Health Act 1983s. 118(1)(f)Mental Health Act 2025s. 44(3)s. 56(3)Mental Health Act 1983s. 72(8)Mental Health Act 2025s. 45(3)s. 56(3)Mental Health Act 1983s. 117(3A)Mental Health Act 2025s. 46(3)s. 56(3)Mental Health Act 1983s. 135(7)(za)Mental Health Act 2025s. 48(4)(b)s. 56(3)Mental Health Act 1983s. 85(2A)Mental Health Act 2025s. 50(3)(c)s. 56(3)Mental Health Act 1983Sch. A2Mental Health Act 2025s. 50(5)s. 56(3)Mental Health Act 1983s. 34A and cross-headingMental Health Act 2025Sch. 1 para. 8s. 56(3)Mental Health Act 1983Sch. 1 Pt. 1 para. 2ZA 2ZBMental Health Act 2025Sch. 1 para. 11(4)s. 56(3)Mental Health Act 1983Sch. 1 Pt. 1 para. 2AAMental Health Act 2025Sch. 1 para. 11(5)s. 56(3)Mental Health Act 1983Sch. 1 Pt. 1 para. 5B(3)Mental Health Act 2025Sch. 1 para. 11(6)s. 56(3)Mental Health Act 1983Sch. 1 Pt. 1 para. 5C(4)Mental Health Act 2025Sch. 1 para. 11(7)s. 56(3)Mental Health Act 1983Sch. 1 Pt. 1 para. 5D(3)Mental Health Act 2025Sch. 1 para. 11(8)s. 56(3)Mental Health Act 1983Sch. 1 Pt. 1 para. 6(4)Mental Health Act 2025Sch. 1 para. 11(9)s. 56(3)Mental Health Act 1983Sch. 1 Pt. 1 para. 6ZAMental Health Act 2025Sch. 1 para. 11(10)s. 56(3)Mental Health Act 1983s. 56(6)Mental Health Act 2025Sch. 1 para. 13(b)s. 56(3)Mental Health Act 1983s. 72(1ZA)Mental Health Act 2025Sch. 1 para. 17(2)s. 56(3)Mental Health Act 1983s. 72(1B)Mental Health Act 2025Sch. 1 para. 17(4)s. 56(3)Mental Health Act 1983s. 73(9)Mental Health Act 2025Sch. 1 para. 18s. 56(3)Mental Health Act 1983s. 30A 30B and cross-headingMental Health Act 2025Sch. 2 para. 2s. 56(3)Mental Health Act 1983Sch. A1Mental Health Act 2025Sch. 2 para. 3s. 56(3)Mental Health Act 1983s. 118(1)(c)Mental Health Act 2025Sch. 2 para. 17(b)s. 56(3)Mental Health Act 1983s. 36AMental Health Act 2025Sch. 2 para. 27s. 56(3)Mental Health Act 1983s. 38(8)Mental Health Act 2025Sch. 2 para. 28s. 56(3)Mental Health Act 1983Sch. 1 Pt. 1 para. 8(b)Mental Health Act 2025Sch. 2 para. 29(c)s. 56(3)Mental Health Act 1983Sch. 1 Pt. 1 para. 8ZAMental Health Act 2025Sch. 2 para. 29(d)s. 56(3)Mental Health Act 1983Sch. 1 Pt. 1 para. 9Mental Health Act 2025Sch. 2 para. 29(e)s. 56(3)Mental Health Act 1983Sch. 1 Pt. 1 para. 11Mental Health Act 2025Sch. 2 para. 29(f)s. 56(3)Mental Health Act 1983Sch. 1 Pt. 2 para. 5(b)Mental Health Act 2025Sch. 2 para. 30(c)(i)s. 56(3)Mental Health Act 1983Sch. 1 Pt. 2 para. 5(d) and wordMental Health Act 2025Sch. 2 para. 30(c)(ii)s. 56(3)Mental Health Act 1983Sch. 1 Pt. 2 para. 7(b)(i)Mental Health Act 2025Sch. 2 para. 30(d)s. 56(3)Mental Health Act 1983Sch. 1 Pt. 2 para. 7AMental Health Act 2025Sch. 2 para. 30(e)s. 56(3)Mental Health Act 1983Sch. 1 Pt. 2 para. 9Mental Health Act 2025Sch. 2 para. 30(f)s. 56(3)Mental Health Act 1983s. 118(1)(d)Mental Health Act 2025Sch. 3 para. 2(2)s. 56(3)Mental Health Act 1983s. 130A(1A)Mental Health Act 2025Sch. 3 para. 3(3)s. 56(3)Mental Health Act 1983s. 130B(2)(c)(d)Mental Health Act 2025Sch. 3 para. 4(3)(c)s. 56(3)Mental Health Act 1983s. 130B(2A)-(2D)Mental Health Act 2025Sch. 3 para. 4(4)s. 56(3)Mental Health Act 1983s. 130B(6A)Mental Health Act 2025Sch. 3 para. 4(7)s. 56(3)Mental Health Act 1983s. 130CA-130CCMental Health Act 2025Sch. 3 para. 6s. 130CC confers powers. 56(3)Mental Health Act 1983s. 130DAMental Health Act 2025Sch. 3 para. 7s. 56(3)Mental Health Act 1983s. 45B(1)Coronavirus Act 2020Sch. 8 para. 8(1)(2)(4)s. 88-90 Sch. 8 para. 2 16s. 87(2)Mental Health Act 1983ActArmed Forces Act 1996Sch. 2 para. 9(replacing1968 c 20 s. 23)s. 36(2)Mental Health Act 1983ActArmed Forces Act 1996Sch. 2 para. 4(replacing1957 c 53 s. 63)s. 36(2)Mental Health Act 1983ActArmed Forces Act 1996Sch. 2 para. 4(replacing1957 c 53 s. 63)s. 36(2)Mental Health Act 1983ActArmed Forces Act 1996Sch. 2 para. 1(replacing1955 c 19 s. 116)s. 36(2)Mental Health Act 1983ActArmed Forces Act 1996Sch. 2 para. 1(replacing1955 c 19 s. 116)s. 36(2)Mental Health Act 1983ActArmed Forces Act 1996Sch. 2 para. 1(replacing1955 c 18 s 116)s. 36(2)Mental Health Act 1983ActArmed Forces Act 1996Sch. 2 para. 1(replacing1955 c 18 s 116)s. 36(2)Mental Health Act 1983s. 74(8)Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015Sch. 3 para. 3(3)s. 95(1)
Part III Patients Concerned in Criminal Proceedings or Under Sentence<Addition ChangeId="d29p5582" CommentaryRef="c10387581"> Hospital and limitation directions</Addition><Addition ChangeId="d29p5582" CommentaryRef="c10387581"><Addition ChangeId="d29p5751" CommentaryRef="c10387611">Effect of hospital and limitation directions.</Addition></Addition>45B1A hospital direction and a limitation direction shall be sufficient authority—afor a constable or any other person directed to do so by the court to convey the patient to the hospital specified in the hospital direction within a period of 28 days; andbfor the managers of the hospital to admit him at any time within that period and thereafter detain him in accordance with the provisions of this Act.2With respect to any person—aa hospital direction shall have effect as a transfer direction; andba limitation direction shall have effect as a restriction direction.3While a person is subject to a hospital direction and a limitation direction the responsible clinician shall at such intervals (not exceeding one year) as the Secretary of State may direct examine and report to the Secretary of State on that person; and every report shall contain such particulars as the Secretary of State may require.S. 45B inserted (1.10.1997) by 1997 c. 43, s. 46; S.I. 1997/2200, art. 2 (with saving in art. 5(1))Words in s. 45B(3) substituted (3.11.2008) by Mental Health Act 2007 (c. 12), ss. 10(9)(a), 56 (with Sch. 10); S.I. 2008/1900, art. 2(b) (with art. 3, Sch.)Ss. 45A, 45B inserted (1.10.1997) by 1997 c. 43, ss. 46; S.I. 1997/2200, art. 2 (with saving in art. 5(1))Pt. 3: certain defintions applied (E.W.) (1.1.1992) by Criminal Procedure (Insanity and Unfitness to Plead) Act 1991 (c. 25, SIF 39:1), s. 6(2); S.I. 1991/2488, art. 2Pt. 3 applied in part (17.4.2024) by The Armed Forces (Appeals Against Review of Sentence) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/619), regs. 1(2), 6(5)(6), 29(6)(7); S.I. 2024/562, reg. 2