Health (Mental Services) Act, 1981

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Section

1.

Short title, collective citation and construction.

2.

Commencement.

3.

Interpretation.

4.

Ordinary residence.

5.

Regulations.

6.

Laying of regulations before Oireachtas.

7.

Repeals.

8.

Offences.

9.

District psychiatric centres.

10.

Registered psychiatric centres.

11.

Refusal and cancellation of registration.

12.

Registered psychiatric homes.

13.

Voluntary admission of patients.

14.

Disqualification of registered medical practitioner in relation to particular person.

15.

Application for recommendation for reception.

16.

Removal to Garda Síochána station of person believed to be suffering from mental disorder.

17.

Place of detention.

18.

Disclosure of previous application for recommendation for reception.

19.

Recommendation for reception.

20.

Exclusion of special psychiatric centre.

21.

Escort.

22.

Effect of recommendation for reception.

23.

Reception and detention of person.

24.

Form of reception order.

25.

Effect of reception order.

26.

Boarding-out.

27.

Return of person absent without leave.

28.

Permitted absence.

29.

Transfers.

30.

Special psychiatric centres.

31.

Transfer to special psychiatric centre.

32.

Discharge.

33.

Information as to persons detained.

34.

Furnishing of documents to detained and discharged persons.

35.

Forwarding of letters.

36.

Inspection of centres and homes.

37.

Psychiatric review boards.

38.

Review of detention.

39.

Decision of review board as to person in detention.

40.

Review of conditional discharge.

41.

Review of long-term detention.

42.

Representation.

43.

Oral hearings.

44.

Consent for certain therapeutic procedures.

45.

Report of certain matters to Minister.

46.

Leave of the High Court for certain proceedings.

47.

Saving of court jurisdiction.

48.

Fee for registered medical practitioner carrying out medical examination.

49.

Transitional.

50.

Saver for specified enactments.

Acts Referred to

Army Act, 1881

1881, c. 58

Central Criminal Lunatic Asylum (Ireland) Act, 1845

1845, c. 107

Criminal Justice Administration Act, 1914

1914, c. 58

Criminal Lunatics (Ireland) Act, 1838

1838, c. 27

Criminal Procedure Act, 1967

1967, No. 12

Defence Act, 1954

1954, No. 18

Health Act, 1953

1953, No. 35

Health Act, 1970

1970, No. 1

Lunacy (Ireland) Act, 1821

1821, c. 33

Lunatic Asylums (Ireland) Act, 1875

1875, c. 67

Medical Practitioners Act, 1978

1978, No. 4

Mental Treatment Act, 1945

1945, No. 19

Trial of Lunatics Act, 1883

1883, c. 38