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Amendment of section 1 of Act of 2006
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209. Section 1 of the Act of 2006 is amended—
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(a) by the deletion of the definitions of “the Act of 2001”, “approved medical officer” and “patient”,
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(b) by the substitution of the following definition for the definition of “clinical director”:
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‘clinical director’ has the meaning assigned to it by the Act of 2026, and, where a consultant psychiatrist is duly authorised by a clinical director to perform his or her functions under this Act, the consultant psychiatrist shall, in relation to those functions, be deemed for the purposes of this Act, to be a clinical director,”,
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and
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(c) by the insertion of the following definitions:
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“ ‘Act of 2026’ means the Mental Health Act 2026;
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‘consultant psychiatrist’ has the same meaning as it has in the Act of 2026;
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‘criteria for involuntary admission’ shall be construed in accordance with the Act of 2026;
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‘detained person’ means a person detained in a designated centre pursuant to this Act;”.
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