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MEDICAL TREATMENT PLANNING AND DECISIONS ACT 2016 (NO. 69 OF 2016) - SECT 112

Powers of Tribunal in respect of electroconvulsive treatment application

    (1)     After section 96(2) of the Mental Health Act 2014 insert

    "(2A)     In relation to an application under section 94A, the Tribunal must—

        (a)     grant the application if the Tribunal is satisfied that     the other applicable person does not have capacity to give informed consent to the performance of the course of electroconvulsive treatment and that there is no less restrictive way for the person to be treated and that either—

              (i)     the person has an instructional directive giving informed consent to electroconvulsive treatment; or

              (ii)     the person's medical treatment decision maker has given informed consent in writing to the treatment; or

        (b)     refuse to grant the application if the Tribunal is not satisfied as to any of the matters referred to in paragraph (a).".

    (2)     In section 96(3) of the Mental Health Act 2014

        (a)     for "or (2) whether there is no less restrictive way for a patient who is not a young person or for a young" substitute ", (2) or (2A) whether there is no less restrictive way for the";

        (b)     in paragraph (b)—

              (i)     for "of the" substitute "of a";

              (ii)     for "94(3)." substitute "94(3); and";

        (c)     after paragraph (b) insert

    "(c)     in respect of an other applicable person, the matters specified in section 94A(2).".

    (3)     In section 96(4) of the Mental Health Act 2014

        (a)     omit "patient who is not a young person or the young";

        (b)     for "or 94" substitute ", 94 or 94A";

        (c)     after paragraph (c) insert

    "(ca)     any medical treatment decision maker who gave informed consent under section 96(2A)(a)(ii);

        (cb)     any support person of the young person or other applicable person on whom the electroconvulsive treatment was proposed to be performed;";

        (d)         in paragraph (f), omit "patient or young".



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