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        Mental Health Act 2007 (c. 12)
        Introductory Text
        Main body
        [Part 1 Amendments to Mental Health Act 1983]
        [Chapter 1 Changes to key provisions]
        [ Mental disorder]
        [1 Removal of categories of mental disorder]
        [2 Learning disability]
        [3 Changes to exclusions from operation of 1983 Act]
        [ Tests for detention etc]
        [4 Replacement of "treatability" and "care" tests with appropriate treatment test]
        [5 Further cases in which appropriate treatment test is to apply]
        [ Medical treatment]
        [6 Appropriate treatment test in Part 4 of 1983 Act]
        [7 Change in definition of "medical treatment"]
        [ Fundamental principles]
        [8 The fundamental principles]
        [Chapter 2 Professional roles]
        [ Approved clinicians and responsible clinicians]
        [9 Amendments to Part 2 of 1983 Act]
        [10 Amendments to Part 3 of 1983 Act]
        [11 Further amendments to Part 3 of 1983 Act]
        [12 Amendments to Part 4 of 1983 Act]
        [13 Amendments to Part 5 of 1983 Act]
        [14 Amendments to other provisions of 1983 Act]
        [15 Amendments to other Acts]
        [16 Certain registered medical practitioners to be treated as approved under section 12 of 1983 Act]
        [17 Regulations as to approvals in relation to England and Wales]
        [ Approved mental health professionals]
        [18 Approved mental health professionals]
        [19 Approval of courses etc for approved mental health professionals]
        [20 Amendment to section 62 of Care Standards Act 2000]
        [21 Approved mental health professionals: further amendments]
        [ Conflicts of interest in professional roles]
        [22 Conflicts of interest]
        [Chapter 3 Safeguards for patients]
        [ Patient's nearest relative]
        [23 Extension of power to appoint acting nearest relative]
        [24 Discharge and variation of orders appointing nearest relative]
        [25 Restriction of nearest relative's right to apply to tribunal]
        [26 Civil partners]
        [ Consent to treatment]
        [27 Electro-convulsive therapy, etc.]
        [28 Section 27: supplemental]
        [28 Section 27: supplemental]
        [29 Withdrawal of consent]
        [ Advocacy]
        [30 Independent mental health advocates]
        [ Accommodation, etc.]
        [31 Accommodation, etc.]
        [Chapter 4 Supervised community treatment]
        [32 Community treatment orders, etc]
        [33 Relationship with leave of absence]
        [34 Consent to treatment]
        [35 Authority to treat]
        [36 Repeal of provisions for after-care under supervision]
        [Chapter 5 Mental Health Review Tribunals]
        [37 References]
        [38 Organisation]
        [Chapter 6 Cross-border patients]
        [39 Cross-border arrangements]
        [Chapter 7 Restricted patients]
        [40 Restriction orders]
        [41 Conditionally discharged patients subject to limitation directions]
        [Chapter 8 Miscellaneous]
        [42 Offence of ill-treatment: increase in maximum penalty on conviction on indictment]
        [43 Informal admission of patients aged 16 or 17]
        [44 Places of safety]
        [45 Delegation of powers of managers of NHS foundation trusts]
        [46 Local Health Boards]
        [47 Welsh Ministers: procedure for instruments]
        [Part 2 Amendments to other Acts]
        [Chapter 1 Amendments to Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Act 2004]
        [48 Victims' rights]
        [Chapter 2 Amendments to Mental Capacity Act 2005]
        [49 Independent mental capacity advocacy service: exceptions]
        [50 Mental Capacity Act 2005: deprivation of liberty]
        [51 Amendment to section 20(11) of Mental Capacity Act 2005]
        Part 3 General
        52 Meaning of "1983 Act"
        53 Transitional provisions and savings
        [54 Consequential provisions]
        [55 Repeals and revocations]
        56 Commencement
        57 Commencement of section 36
        58 Extent
        59 Short title
        Schedules
        [SCHEDULE 1 Categories of mental disorder: further amendments etc]
        [Part 1 Amendments to 1983 Act]
        [Part 2 Amendments to other Acts]
        [SCHEDULE 2 Approved mental health professionals: further amendments to 1983 Act]
        [SCHEDULE 3 Supervised community treatment: further amendments to 1983 Act]
        [SCHEDULE 4 Supervised community treatment: amendments to other Acts]
        [SCHEDULE 5 Cross-border arrangements]
        [Part 1 Amendments to Part 6 of 1983 Act]
        [Part 2 Related amendments]
        [SCHEDULE 6 Victims' rights]
        [SCHEDULE 7 Mental Capacity Act 2005: new Schedule A1]
        [SCHEDULE 8 Mental Capacity Act 2005: new Schedule 1A]
        [SCHEDULE 9 Amendments relating to new section 4A of, & Schedule A1 to, Mental Capacity Act 2005]
        [Part 1 Other amendments to Mental Capacity Act 2005]
        [Part 2 Amendments to other Acts]
        SCHEDULE 10 Transitional provisions and savings
        [SCHEDULE 11 Repeals and revocations]
        [Part 1 Removal of categories of mental disorder]
        [Part 2 Replacement of "treatability" and "care" tests]
        [Part 3 Approved clinicians and responsible clinicians]
        [Part 4 Safeguards for patients]
        [Part 5 Supervised community treatment]
        [Part 6 Organisation of tribunals]
        [Part 7 Cross-border arrangements]
        [Part 8 Restricted patients]
        [Part 9 Miscellaneous]
        [Part 10 Deprivation of liberty]

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