Mental Health (Amendment) Act 2015

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Number 58 of 2015


Mental Health (Amendment) Act 2015


CONTENTS

Section

1. Definition

2. Amendment of section 59 of Principal Act

3. Amendment of section 60 of Principal Act

4. Short title and commencement


Act Referred to

Mental Health Act 2001 (No. 25)

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Number 58 of 2015


MENTAL HEALTH (AMENDMENT) ACT 2015


An Act to amend the law on mental health in relation to the use of involuntary procedures for the treatment of certain persons and, for that purpose to amend the Mental Health Act 2001 ; and to provide for related matters.

[25 th December, 2015]

Be it enacted by the Oireachtas as follows:

Definition

1. In this Act “Principal Act” means the Mental Health Act 2001 .

Amendment of section 59 of Principal Act

2. Section 59(1) of the Principal Act is amended by the deletion, in paragraph (b), of “or unwilling”.

Amendment of section 60 of Principal Act

3. Section 60 of the Principal Act is amended by the deletion, in paragraph (b), of “or unwilling”.

Short title and commencement

4. (1) This Act may be cited as the Mental Health (Amendment) Act 2015.

(2) This Act shall come into operation on such day or days as the Minister for Health may appoint by order or orders either generally or with reference to any particular purpose or provision and different days may be so appointed for different purposes or different provisions.