Mental Health Act 2007 (c. 12)

SCHEDULES

Valid from 03/11/2008

SCHEDULE 1 U.K. Categories of mental disorder: further amendments etc

Part 1 U.K. Amendments to 1983 Act

7 U.K. In section 37 (power to order hospital admission or guardianship)—

(a) in subsection (2)(a), for “mental illness, psychopathic disorder, severe mental impairment or mental impairment” substitute “ mental disorder ”, and

(b) in subsection (3), omit the words “as being a person suffering from mental illness or severe mental impairment”.