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Mental Health Act 2014
Part 14Regulation of certain kinds of treatment and other interventions
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Part 14 — Regulation of certain kinds of treatment and other interventions
Division 1 — Electroconvulsive therapy
192. Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT): meaning 148
193. ECT offence 148
194. ECT on child under 14 years prohibited 148
195. ECT on child over 14 years who is voluntary patient 148
196. ECT on child over 14 years who is involuntary patient or supervised person 149
197. ECT on adult voluntary patient 149
198. ECT on adult involuntary patient or supervised person 150
199. Emergency ECT on adult involuntary patient or supervised person 150
200. Report to Mental Impairment Review Tribunal 151
201. Statistics about ECT 152
Division 2 — Emergency psychiatric treatment
202. Emergency psychiatric treatment: meaning 154
203. Informed consent not required 154
204. Record of emergency psychiatric treatment 155
Division 3 — Psychosurgery
205. Psychosurgery: meaning 156
206. Psychosurgery offence 156
207. Psychosurgery on child under 16 years prohibited 156
208. Psychosurgery on adult or child over 16 years old 157
209. Report to Chief Psychiatrist and Mental Impairment Review Tribunal 157
Division 4 — Deep sleep and insulin coma therapy
210. Deep sleep and insulin coma therapy prohibited 158
Division 5 — Seclusion
211. Terms used 158
212. Seclusion: meaning 158
213. Seclusion must be authorised 159
214. Giving oral authorisation 159
215. Making seclusion order 161
216. Criteria for authorising seclusion 163
217. Treating psychiatrist (if any) to be informed 163
218. Extending seclusion order 164
219. Revoking seclusion order 165
220. Release of person on revocation or expiry of seclusion order 165
221. Record of seclusion order expiring 165
222. Requirements relating to seclusion 165
223. Examination of person released from seclusion 166
224. Report to Chief Psychiatrist and Mental Impairment Review Tribunal 167
225. Reasonable assistance and force authorised 168
Division 6 — Bodily restraint
226. Terms used 169
227. Bodily restraint: meaning 169
228. Principles relating to use of bodily restraint 170
229. Bodily restraint must be authorised 170
230. Giving oral authorisation 171
231. Making bodily restraint order 173
232. Criteria for authorising bodily restraint 175
233. Treating psychiatrist (if any) must be informed 176
234. Varying bodily restraint order 177
235. Revoking bodily restraint order 178
236. Release of person on revocation or expiry of bodily restraint order 178
237. Record of bodily restraint order expiring 178
238. Requirements relating to bodily restraint 179
239. Examination of person when released 180
240. Report to Chief Psychiatrist and Mental Impairment Review Tribunal 181