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Mental Health Act 2007
126Unlicensed private mental health facilities
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126 Unlicensed private mental health facilities
126 Unlicensed private mental health facilities
(cf 1990 Act, s 224)
A person keeping premises is guilty of an offence against this Act if—
(a) the premises were the subject of a licence that has ceased to be in force, and
(b) at any time after 2 months after the licence ceases to be in force, there is in or on the premises a person who was a patient immediately before the licence ceased to be in force and who has not ceased to be a patient.
Maximum penalty—50 penalty units.