Mental Health Act 20266
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Regulations for registration, operation and management of mental health services for children | ||
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183. (1) Notwithstanding the generality of section 3 , the Minister may, after consultation with the Commission and the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality, make regulations in relation to the registration, operation and management of registered mental health services for children including matters relating to the care and treatment of children by those services. | ||
(2) Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (1), regulations under that subsection may provide, in addition to the matters provided for in section 182 (3), for all or any of the following matters: | ||
(a) access to education for children in a registered mental health service; | ||
(b) access to age-appropriate services for children in a registered mental health service. | ||
(3) A person who contravenes a provision of a regulation made under subsection (1) that is stated in the regulations to be a penal provision shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on summary conviction to a class A fine or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 months, or to both. |