Citation, commencement and interpretation
1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Mental Health Act 1983 (Places of Safety) Regulations 2017 and come into force on 11th December 2017.
(2) In these Regulations—
“the Act” means the Mental Health Act 1983;
“custody officer” means a person who is appointed as, or who is performing the functions of, a custody officer within the meaning given in section 36 of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984(1);
“healthcare professional” means a person who is a member of a profession mentioned in section 60(2) of the Health Act 1999(2).
1984 c.60. Section 36 was amended by paragraph 27(3) of Schedule 3 to the Road Traffic (Consequential Provisions) Act 1988 (c.54), by paragraph 13 of Schedule 7 to the Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001 (c.24), by paragraph 7 of Schedule 1 to the Criminal Justice Act 2003 (c.44), by section 121(5)(a) of the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 (c.15), by paragraph 123(3) of Schedule 7 to the Policing and Crime Act 2009 (c.26), and by paragraph 162 of Schedule 16 to the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 (c.13).
1999 c.8. Section 60(2) was amended by paragraph 1(3) of Schedule 8 to the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (c.14), sections 209(4), (5) and (10) and 213(7)(c)(i) of the Health and Social Care Act 2012 (c.7), and by S.I. 2002/253, 2002/254 and 2010/231.