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The Mental Health Act 1983 (Places of Safety) Regulations 2017
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Statutory Instruments
2017 No. 1036
Police, England And Wales
Mental Health, England And Wales
The Mental Health Act 1983 (Places of Safety) Regulations 2017
Made
24th October 2017
Laid before Parliament
31st October 2017
Coming into force
11th December 2017
The Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 136(1C)(d) and 136A(2) and (3) of the Mental Health Act 1983(1):
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1983 c.20. Section 136(1C)(d) and section 136A were inserted into the Mental Health Act 1983 (“the Act”) by sections 80 and 81 of the Policing and Crime Act 2017 (c.3). By virtue of section 183(5)(e) of the Policing and Crime Act 2017, sections 80 and 81 came into force on the day on which that Act was passed, so far as is necessary for enabling the exercise of any power to make provision by subordinate legislation. By virtue of S.I. 2017/1017, these Regulations do not apply in relation to a person where the warrant authorising their removal under section 135 of the Act was issued, or where their removal to a place of safety under section 136 of the Act started, before 11th December 2017.
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