The Mental Health Amendment Act 1984 also known by the full title “An Act to amend the Mental Health Act 1963” (Act no.16/1984) was in force from 1984 until its repeal by Statute Law Revision Act 1991 (No.46) on 19 December 1991.
The Mental Health Amendment Act 1981 (Act no.84/1981) with the full title “An Act to amend the Mental Health Act 1963 for the purpose of making further provision with respect to persons detained in a special institution within the meaning of that Act” amended the Mental Health Act 1963 (Act no. 63/1963) from 1981 until…
The Mental Hospitals Act 1960 also known as ‘An Act to amend the Mental Hospitals Act 1858’ (Act no. 35/1960) was repealed by The Mental Health Act 1963 (Act No.63/1963) on 3 December 1963. It contained provisions relating to cases where a person exhibits signs of ‘insanity’ while confined in prison.
The Mental Hospitals Act 1951 also known as ‘An Act to amend the Mental Hospitals Act 1858, and the Mental Hospitals Act 1885’ (Act no. 10/1951) amended both the Mental Hospitals Act 1858 and its 1885 amendment. This legislation was repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1958 (Act no.36/1958) on 24 July 1958.
The Mental Hospitals Act 1939 also named ‘An Act to amend the Mental Hospitals Act 1858’ (Act no.3&4 Geo.VI No.37) amended the Mental Hospitals Act 1858 (Act no. 22 Vict No. 22) significantly. This amendment made provision for voluntary admissions to Mental Hospitals and specifies the requirement for licences to run a Mental Hospital, and…
The Mental Hospitals Act 1942 also known as ‘An Act to amend the Mental Hospitals Act 1858’ (Act no. 6 Geo. VI No.27) amended the Mental Hospitals Act 1858 (Act no 22 Vict. No.23) by entering a clause whereby a person could be exempt from paying for the cost of admission to and provision of…
The Mental Diseases Hospitals Act 1926 also named ‘An Act to amend the Mental Diseases Hospitals Act’ (Act no. 17 Geo. V No.40) amended the Mental Hospitals Act 1858 (Act no. 22 Vict No. 22) empowering the court to transfer any assets or money from a person admitted to a Mental Diseases Hospital to their…
The Mental Diseases Hospitals Act 1929 also named ‘An Act to amend the Mental Diseases Hospitals Act'(Act no.20 Geo. V No.29) amended the Mental Hospitals Act 1858 (Act no. 22 Vict No. 22) adding a 2 year limit on for recovering and making a complaint about money owed to Mental Disease Hospitals or the courts…
The Mental Diseases Hospital Act 1915 also named ‘An Act to alter the Official Designation of “The New Norfolk Hospital for the Insane,” to amend “The Insane Persons’ Hospitals Act”, and for other purposes’ (Act no. 6 Geo. V No.8) amended the Mental Hospitals Act 1858 (Act no. 22 Vict No. 22) in two key…
The Mental Hospitals Act 1858 with the full title ‘An Act for the Regulation of the Care and Treatment of the Insane, and for the Appointment, Maintenance, and Regulation of Hospitals for the Insane’ (Act no. 22 Vict. No.23) provided extensive instruction on the management and establishment of psychiatric hospitals and the admission. This act…
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