Citation, commencement and application

1. —(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Mental Health (Hospital, Guardianship and Treatment) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2008.

(2) These Regulations shall come into force on 3rd November 2008 immediately after the coming into force of the Mental Health (Hospital, Guardianship and Treatment) (England) Regulations 2008( 2 ).

(3) These Regulations apply to England only.

Amendment of the Mental Health (Hospital, Guardianship and Treatment) (England) Regulations 2008

2. —(1)The Mental Health (Hospital, Guardianship and Treatment) (England) Regulations 2008 are amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 17 (assignment of responsibility for community patients)—

(a) in paragraph (3)—

(i) in sub-paragraph (a), omit “Part 1 of”;

(ii) in sub-paragraph (b), for “transfer” (twice) substitute “assignment”;

(iii) in sub-paragraph (c), for “transfer” substitute “assignment”;

(b) in paragraph (5), for “transfer” substitute “assignment”.

(3) In regulation 26 (provision of information)—

(a) in paragraph (1)(l), before “to discharge” insert “not”;

(b) in paragraph (6), after “paragraph (1)” insert “ or (3)”.

(4) In Schedule 1 (forms for use in connection with compulsory admission to hospital, guardianship and treatment)—

(a) in Form A7, after “I [PRINT name and address of second practitioner]” insert “last examined this patient on [date].”;

(b) in Form A9, after “I last saw the patient on [date]” insert “at [time]”;

(c) in Form H2—

(i) for “(who is not a registered practitioner)” substitute “(who is not a registered medical practitioner)”, and

(ii) in paragraph (d), for “mental health nursing” substitute “learning disabilities nursing”;

(d) in Form CTO8, for “ Complete the following only if the authority for detention is due to expire within that period of two months .” substitute “ Complete the following only if the community treatment order is due to expire within that period of two months .”;

(e) in Form CTO11, omit “ (To be completed on behalf of the responsible hospital) ”.