Explanatory Notes

Mental Health Act 2007

2007 CHAPTER 12

19 July 2007

Commentary

Part 1 – Amendments to Mental Health Act 1983

Chapter 5 - Mental Health Review Tribunals
Section 38: Organisation

158.Section 38 replaces the existing multiple regional Tribunals in England with one Tribunal and continues the Tribunal for Wales. In addition, it renames the role of chairman of each of the Tribunals as president. The Tribunal for England and the Tribunal for Wales will each have a president. The term "president" as it is currently used under the 1983 Act to refer to the chair of a Tribunal constituted for particular proceedings will be replaced with "chairman".