Health (Mental Services) Act, 1981
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Registered psychiatric centres. |
10.—(1) It shall not be lawful for any person other than a health board to operate any premises for the detention of persons requiring care and treatment for mental disorder or to describe or hold out any place as such unless it is approved and registered by the Minister in accordance with regulations made by the Minister under this section. | |
(2) A registered psychiatric centre may be a separate hospital or a unit in any hospital. | ||
(3) It shall be the duty of the person maintaining a registered psychiatric centre to ensure that any directions issued or conditions prescribed by the Minister are complied with. | ||
(4) Any institution registered in accordance with Part X or XI of the Mental Treatment Act, 1945 , immediately before the commencement of this section shall be deemed to be registered under this section for the remainder of its period of registration under that Act. | ||
(5) Any institution or premises approved by an approval order under section 158 of the Mental Treatment Act, 1945 , in force immediately before the commencement of this section shall be deemed to be registered under this section subject to the conditions of the order for the period of 12 months beginning on such commencement. | ||
(6) Any institution authorised by special Act or other enactment (including a charter) for the care, maintenance and treatment of persons suffering from mental disorder, not being the Central Mental Hospital, shall be deemed to be registered under this section. |