Section 42: Offence of ill-treatment: increase in maximum penalty on conviction on indictment

Mental Health Act 2007 · 2007 c. 12View on legislation.gov.uk

Secretary of State for Justice v MM [2018] UKSC 60
Mental Health Act 2007
- Section 41: Conditionally discharged patients subject to limitation directions
- Section 43: Informal admission of patients aged 16 or 17

Part 1: Amendments to Mental Health Act 1983 — Chapter 8: Miscellaneous

In section 127 of the 1983 Act (ill-treatment or wilful neglect of patients), in subsection (3)(b), for “two years” substitute .“ five years ”

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