Mental Health Act 20266
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Chapter 4 Restrictive practices | ||
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Interpretation (restrictive practices) | ||
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52. (1) Where a specified person applies a restrictive practice in respect of a voluntarily admitted person, the admission status of the voluntarily admitted person shall be reviewed pursuant to section 37 as soon as possible after such application, but no later than 24 hours after the initiation of the application concerned. | ||
(2) A restrictive practice may only be applied in respect of a person who is in the care of— | ||
(a) a registered acute mental health centre, | ||
(b) the Central Mental Hospital, or | ||
(c) another designated centre (other than the Central Mental Hospital). | ||
(3) A person who contravenes a regulation made under section 58 that is stated to be a penal regulation shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on summary conviction to a class A fine. |