Mental Health Act 2001

Inhalt

1. Art. 1 Short title, collective citation, construction and commencement.
2. Art. 2 Interpretation.
3. Art. 2A Exigencies of public health emergency
4. Art. 3 “Mental disorder”.
5. Art. 4 Best interests, etc., of person.
6. Art. 4A Guiding principles in respect of children.
7. Art. 5 Regulations.
8. Art. 6 Repeals.
9. Art. 7 Expenses.
10. Art. 8 Criteria for involuntary admission to approved centres.
11. Art. 9 Persons who may apply for involuntary admission.
12. Art. 10 Making of recommendation for involuntary admission.
13. Art. 11 Disclosure of previous application for involuntary admission.
14. Art. 12 Powers of Garda Síochána to take person believed to be suffering from mental disorder into custody.
15. Art. 13 Removal of persons to approved centres.
16. Art. 14 Admission order.
17. Art. 15 Duration and renewal of admission orders.
18. Art. 16 Provision of information for persons admitted to approved centres.
19. Art. 17 Referral of admission order and renewal order to a tribunal.
20. Art. 18 Review by a tribunal of admission orders and renewal orders.
21. Art. 19 Appeal to Circuit Court.
22. Art. 20 Application for transfer of patient.
23. Art. 21 Transfer of patient.
24. Art. 22 Transfer of patient to hospital.
25. Art. 23 Power to prevent voluntary patient from leaving approved centre.
26. Art. 24 Power to detain voluntary patients.
27. Art. 25 Involuntary admission of children.
28. Art. 26 Absence with leave.
29. Art. 27 Absence without leave.
30. Art. 28 Discharge of patients.
31. Art. 29 Voluntary admission to approved centres.
32. Art. 30 Penalties under Part 2
33. Art. 31 Establishment day.
34. Art. 32 Establishment of Mental Health Commission.
35. Art. 33 Functions of Commission.
36. Art. 34 Conferral of additional functions on Commission.
37. Art. 35 Membership of Commission.
38. Art. 36 Terms of office of members of Commission.
39. Art. 37 Chairperson of Commission.
40. Art. 38 Chief Executive of Commission.
41. Art. 39 Staff of Commission.
42. Art. 40 Superannuation of staff of Commission.
43. Art. 41 Borrowing by Commission.
44. Art. 42 Reports and information to Minister.
45. Art. 43 Membership of either House of Oireachtas or European Parliament.
46. Art. 44 Grants to Commission.
47. Art. 45 Gifts.
48. Art. 46 Seal of Commission.
49. Art. 47 Accounts and audits of Commission.
50. Art. 48 Mental Health Tribunals.
51. Art. 49 Powers of tribunals.
52. Art. 50 Inspector of Mental Health Services.
53. Art. 51 Functions of Inspector.
54. Art. 52 Duties of Inspector when making inspection.
55. Art. 53 Penalty for obstruction of Inspector.
56. Art. 54 Assistant Inspectors of Mental Health Services.
57. Art. 55 Inquiries.
58. Art. 56 Definition (Part 4).
59. Art. 57 Treatment not requiring consent.
60. Art. 58 Psycho-surgery.
61. Art. 59 Electro-convulsive therapy.
62. Art. 60 Administration of medicine.
63. Art. 61 Treatment of children in respect of whom an order under section 25 is in force.
64. Art. 62 Definitions (Part 5).
65. Art. 63 Prohibition of unregistered centres.
66. Art. 64 Registration of approved centres.
67. Art. 65 Appeals.
68. Art. 66 Regulations in relation to approved centres.
69. Art. 67 Restriction on admission of patients.
70. Art. 68 Penalties under Part 5.
71. Art. 69 Bodily restraint and seclusion.
72. Art. 70 Participation in clinical trials.
73. Art. 71 Clinical directors.
74. Art. 71A Removal of persons and bringing back of patients to approved centres by authorised persons or by relevant persons.
75. Art. 72 Transitional provisions.
76. Art. 73 Leave of High Court for certain proceedings.
77. Art. 74 Provisions in relation to offences.
78. Art. 75 Review of operation of Act.