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Criminal Procedure (Insanity and Unfitness to Plead) Act 1991

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  1. Introductory Text

  2. 1. Acquittals on grounds of insanity.

  3. .2. Findings of unfitness to plead etc.

  4. 3. Powers to deal with persons not guilty by reason of insanity or unfit to plead etc.

  5. 4. Corresponding provisions with respect to appeals.

  6. 5. Orders under 1964 and 1968 Acts.

  7. 6. Interpretation etc.

  8. 7. Minor and consequential amendments.

  9. 8. Transitional provisions, savings and repeals.

  10. 9. Short title, commencement and extent.

  11. SCHEDULES

    1. SCHEDULE 1

      Orders for Admission to Hospital

      1. 1. Orders for Admission to Hospital

      2. 2. Orders for Admission to Hospital

      3. 3. Orders for Admission to Hospital

      4. 4. Orders for Admission to Hospital

    2. SCHEDULE 2

      Supervision and Treatment Orders

      1. Part I Preliminary

        1. 1. Supervision and Treatment Orders

      2. Part II Making and Effect of Orders

        1. Circumstances in which orders may be made

          1. 2. Supervision and Treatment Orders

        2. Making of orders and general requirements

          1. 3. Supervision and Treatment Orders

        3. Obligatory requirements as to medical treatment

          1. 4. Supervision and Treatment Orders

        4. Optional requirements as to residence

          1. 5. Supervision and Treatment Orders

      3. Part III Revocation and Amendment of Orders

        1. Revocation of order in interests of health or welfare

          1. 6. Supervision and Treatment Orders

        2. Amendment of order by reason of change of residence

          1. 7. Supervision and Treatment Orders

        3. Amendment of requirements of order

          1. 8. Supervision and Treatment Orders

        4. Amendment of requirements in pursuance of medical report

          1. 9. Supervision and Treatment Orders

        5. Supplemental

          1. 10. Supervision and Treatment Orders

          2. 11. Supervision and Treatment Orders

    3. SCHEDULE 3

      Minor and Consequential Amendments

      1. 1.(1) In subsection (2) of section 8 of the 1964...

      2. 2.In section 15(1) of the 1968 Act (right of appeal...

      3. 3.(1) In subsection (1) of section 16 of the 1968...

      4. 4.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      5. 5.(1) In subsection (1) of section 51 of the 1968...

      6. 6.In section 81(1A) of the Senior Courts Act 1981 (bail),...

      7. 7.In section 16(4)(a) of the Prosecution of Offences Act 1985...

      8. 8.In section 19(3) of the Prosecution of Offences Act 1985...

    4. SCHEDULE 4

      Repeals

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