Mental Health Act
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Mental Health Act is a stock short title
used for legislation
in the United Kingdom
relating to Mental health law
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The Bill for an Act with this short title may have been known as a Mental Health Bill during its passage through Parliament
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Short title
The short title is the formal name by which a piece of primary legislation may by law be cited in the United Kingdom and other Westminster-influenced jurisdictions , as well as the United States. It contrasts with the long title which, while usually being more fully descriptive of the...
used for legislation
Legislation
Legislation is law which has been promulgated by a legislature or other governing body, or the process of making it...
in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
relating to Mental health law
Mental health law
Mental health law is the area of the law that applies to persons with a diagnosis or possible diagnosis of mental illness, and to those involved in managing or treating such people.-Mental health law in general:...
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The Bill for an Act with this short title may have been known as a Mental Health Bill during its passage through Parliament
Parliament
A parliament is a legislature, especially in those countries whose system of government is based on the Westminster system modeled after that of the United Kingdom. The name is derived from the French , the action of parler : a parlement is a discussion. The term came to mean a meeting at which...
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United Kingdom
- The Mental Health Act 1959 (c. 72)
- The Mental Health (Amendment) Act 1982 (c. 51)
- The Mental Health Act 1983Mental Health Act 1983The Mental Health Act 1983 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom which applies to people in England and Wales. It covers the reception, care and treatment of mentally disordered persons, the management of their property and other related matters...
, an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom - The Mental Health (Scotland) Act 1984, an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
- The Mental Health (Detention) (Scotland) Act 1991 (c. 47)
- The Mental Health (Amendment) Act 1994 (c. 6)
- The Mental Health (Patients in the Community) Act 1995 (c. 52)
- The Mental Health (Public Safety and Appeals) (Scotland) Act 1999Mental Health (Public Safety and Appeals) (Scotland) Act 1999The Mental Health Act 1999 was an act of the Scottish Parliament which was passed by the Parliament in September 1999 and was designed to close a loophole in the law which led to the release of mentally ill killer, Noel Ruddle, who was released from the state hospital at Carstairs after arguing...
(asp 1) - The Mental Health (Amendment) (Scotland) Act 1999 (c. 32)
- The Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003The Mental Health Act 2003, which came into effect on 5 October 2005, enables medical professionals to detain and treat people against their will on grounds of mental disorder, with the Mental Health Tribunal for Scotland and the Mental Welfare Commission for Scotland providing safeguards against...
, an Act of the Scottish Parliament - The Mental Health Act 2007Mental Health Act 2007The Mental Act 2007 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It amends the Mental Health Act 1983 and the Mental Capacity Act 2005. It applies to people in England and Wales. Most of the Act was implemented on 3 November 2008....
, an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom - The Mental Health (Wales) Measure 2010 (nawm 7)
United States
- The National Mental Health ActNational Mental Health ActOn July 3, 1946, Harry Truman signed the National Mental Health Act, which called for the establishment of a National Institute of Mental Health. The first meeting of the National Advisory Mental Health Council was held on August 15...
of 1946, which called for the establishment of a National Institute of Mental Health - The Community Mental Health ActCommunity Mental Health ActThe Community Mental Health Act of 1963 was an act to provide federal funding for community mental health centers in the United States...
, created by John F. Kennedy in 1963 as part of his New Frontier - The Mental Health Parity ActMental Health Parity ActThe Mental Health Parity Act is legislation signed into United States law on September 26, 1996 that requires that annual or lifetime dollar limits on mental health benefits be no lower than any such dollar limits for medical and surgical benefits offered by a group health plan or health insurance...
of 1996