Source: http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1983/20/part/V/crossheading/discharge-of-patients
Timestamp: 2018-07-22 22:58:54
Document Index: 458598745

Matched Legal Cases: ['art. 4', 'art. 6', 'art. 6', 'art. 6', 'art. 2', 'art. 3', 'art. 6', 'art. 6', 'art. 2', 'art. 6', 'art. 6', 'art. 6', 'art. 6', 'art. 6', 'art. 6', 'art. 6', 'art. 2', 'art. 2', 'art. 6', 'art. 2', 'art. 6', 'art. 2', 'art. 6', 'art. 2', 'art. 6', 'art. 2']

Mental Health Act 1983, Cross Heading: Discharge of patients is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 22 July 2018. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations.
[F21(1)Where an application to [F22the appropriate tribunal] is made by a restricted patient who is subject to a restriction order, or where the case of such a patient is referred to [F23the appropriate tribunal], the tribunal shall direct the absolute discharge of the patient if—
(a)[F24the tribunal is] not satisfied as to the matters mentioned in paragraph (b)(i) [F25, (ii) or (iia)] of section 72(1) above; and
(b)[F24the tribunal is] satisfied that it is not appropriate for the patient to remain liable to be recalled to hospital for further treatment.
(7)A tribunal may defer a direction for the conditional discharge of a patient until such arrangements as appear to the tribunal to be necessary for that purpose have been made to [F26its satisfaction]; and where by virtue of any such deferment no direction has been given on an application or reference before the time when the patient’s case comes before the tribunal on a subsequent application or reference, the previous application or reference shall be treated as one on which no direction under this section can be given.
F21S. 73(1)(2) substituted (26.11.2001) by S.I. 2001/3712, art. 4
F22Words in s. 73(1) substituted (3.11.2008) by The Transfer of Tribunal Functions Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/2833), art. 6, Sch. 3 para. 54(a)(i)
F23Words in s. 73(1) substituted (3.11.2008) by The Transfer of Tribunal Functions Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/2833), art. 6, Sch. 3 para. 54(a)(ii)
F24Words in s. 73(1) substituted (3.11.2008) by The Transfer of Tribunal Functions Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/2833), art. 6, Sch. 3 para. 54(a)(iii)
F25Words in s. 73(1)(a) substituted (3.11.2008) by Mental Health Act 2007 (c. 12), ss. 4(9), 56 (with Sch. 10); S.I. 2008/1900, art. 2(b) (with art. 3, Sch.)
F26Words in s. 73(7) substituted (3.11.2008) by The Transfer of Tribunal Functions Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/2833), art. 6, Sch. 3 para. 54(b)
(1)Where an application to [F27the appropriate tribunal] is made by a restricted patient who is subject to [F28a limitation direction or] a restriction direction, or where the case of such a patient is referred to [F29the appropriate tribunal], the tribunal—
(a)shall notify the Secretary of State whether, in [F30its] opinion, the patient would, if subject to a restriction order, be entitled to be absolutely or conditionally discharged under section 73 above; and
(b)if [F31the tribunal notifies] him that the patient would be entitled to be conditionally discharged, may recommend that in the event of his not being discharged under this section he should continue to be detained in hospital.
(a)the tribunal [F32notifies] the Secretary of State that the patient would be entitled to be absolutely or conditionally discharged; and
(3)Where a patient continues to be liable to be detained in a hospital at the end of the period referred to in subsection (2)(b) above because the Secretary of State has not given the notice there mentioned, the managers of the hospital shall, unless [F33the tribunal has] made a recommendation under subsection (1)(b) above, transfer the patient to a prison or other institution in which he might have been detained if he had not been removed to hospital, there to be dealt with as if he had not been so removed.
(4)If, in the case of a patient who is subject to a transfer direction under section 48 above, the tribunal [F34notifies] the Secretary of State that the patient would be entitled to be absolutely or conditionally discharged, the Secretary of State shall, unless [F35the tribunal has] made a recommendation under subsection (1)(b) above, by warrant direct that the patient be remitted to a prison or other institution in which he might have been detained if he had not been removed to hospital, there to be dealt with as if he had not been so removed.
(5)Where a patient is transferred or remitted under subsection (3) or (4) above [F36the relevant hospital direction and the limitation direction or, as the casemay be,] the relevant transfer direction and the restriction direction shall cease to have effect on his arrival in the prison or other institution.
[F37(5A)Where [F38the tribunal has] made a recommendation under subsection (1)(b) above in the case of a patient who is subject to a restriction direction or a limitation direction—
(6)Subsections (3) to (8) of section 73 above shall have effect in relation to this section as they have effect in relation to that section, taking references to the relevant hospital order and the restriction order as references to [F39the hospital direction and the limitation direction or, as the case may be, to] the transfer direction and the restriction direction.
F27Words in s. 74(1) substituted (3.11.2008) by The Transfer of Tribunal Functions Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/2833), art. 6, Sch. 3 para. 55(a)(i)
F28Words in s. 74(1) inserted (1.10.1997) by 1997 c. 43, s. 55, Sch. 4 para. 12(10); S.I. 1997/2200, art. 2
F29Words in s. 74(1) substituted (3.11.2008) by The Transfer of Tribunal Functions Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/2833), art. 6, Sch. 3 para. 55(a)(ii)
F30Words in s. 74(1) substituted (3.11.2008) by The Transfer of Tribunal Functions Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/2833), art. 6, Sch. 3 para. 55(a)(iii)
F31Words in s. 74(1) substituted (3.11.2008) by The Transfer of Tribunal Functions Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/2833), art. 6, Sch. 3 para. 55(a)(iv)
F32Words in s. 74(2) substituted (3.11.2008) by The Transfer of Tribunal Functions Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/2833), art. 6, Sch. 3 para. 55(b)
F33Words in s. 74(3) substituted (3.11.2008) by The Transfer of Tribunal Functions Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/2833), art. 6, Sch. 3 para. 55(c)
F34Words in s. 74(4) substituted (3.11.2008) by The Transfer of Tribunal Functions Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/2833), art. 6, Sch. 3 para. 55(b)
F35Words in s. 74(4) substituted (3.11.2008) by The Transfer of Tribunal Functions Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/2833), art. 6, Sch. 3 para. 55(c)
F36Words in s. 74(5) inserted (1.10.1997) by 1997 c. 43, s. 55, Sch. 4 para. 12(11); S.I. 1997/2200, art. 2
F37S. 74(5A) inserted (20.1.2004) by Criminal Justice Act 2003 (c. 44), ss. 295, 336; S.I. 2004/81, art. 2(b)
F38Words in s. 74(5A) substituted (3.11.2008) by The Transfer of Tribunal Functions Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/2833), art. 6, Sch. 3 para. 55(c)
F39Words in s. 74(6) inserted (1.10.1997) by 1997 c. 43, s. 55, Sch. 4 para. 12(12); S.I. 1997/2200, art. 2
(a)the Secretary of State shall, within one month of the day on which the patient returns or is returned to hospital, refer his case to [F40the appropriate tribunal]; and
(b)section 70 above shall apply to the patient as if the relevant hospital order [F41, hospital direction] or transfer direction had been made on that day.
(2)Where a restricted patient has been conditionally discharged as aforesaid but has not been recalled to hospital he may apply to [F42the appropriate tribunal]—
(b)direct that the restriction order [F43, limitation direction] or restriction direction to which he is subject shall cease to have effect;
and if the tribunal [F44gives] a direction under paragraph (b) above the patient shall cease to be liable to be detained by virtue of the relevant hospital order [F45, hospital direction] or transfer direction.
F40Words in s. 75(1)(a) substituted (3.11.2008) by The Transfer of Tribunal Functions Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/2833), art. 6, Sch. 3 para. 56(a)
F41Words in s. 75(1)(b) inserted (1.10.1997) by 1997 c. 43, s. 55, Sch. 4 para. 12(13); S.I. 1997/2200, art. 2
F42Words in s. 75(2) substituted (3.11.2008) by The Transfer of Tribunal Functions Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/2833), art. 6, Sch. 3 para. 56(a)
F43Words in s. 75(3)(b) inserted (1.10.2007) by Mental Health Act 2007 (c. 12), ss. 41(a), 56 (with Sch. 10); S.I. 2007/2798, art. 2(e)
F44Word in s. 75(3) substituted (3.11.2008) by The Transfer of Tribunal Functions Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/2833), art. 6, Sch. 3 para. 56(b)
F45Words in s. 75(3) inserted (1.10.2007) by Mental Health Act 2007 (c. 12), ss. 41(b), 56 (with Sch. 10); S.I. 2007/2798, art. 2(e)