Mental Health Act 2013
164Identification
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164 Identification
(1) The Secretary is to issue the Principal Official Visitor with an identity card.
(2) The Principal Official Visitor is to issue each Official Visitor with an identity card.
(3) An Official Visitor's identity card is to be in a form approved by the Secretary but it must contain at least the name and signature, and a recent photograph, of the person to whom it is issued.
(4) An Official Visitor, when performing his or her functions –
(a) must display his or her identity card at all times; and
(b) must allow any patient, controlling authority or Chief Psychiatrist to inspect the identity card on demand.
(5) When a person ceases for any reason to hold the office of Principal Official Visitor, the Secretary is to take reasonable measures to retrieve the person's identity card or ensure that it has been properly disposed of.
(6) When a person ceases for any reason to hold the office of Official Visitor, the Principal Official Visitor is to take reasonable measures to retrieve the person's identity card or ensure that it has been properly disposed of.