Mental Health Act 2015
208Meaning of official visitor etc
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208 Meaning of official visitor etc entitled person means a person— (a) receiving treatment, care or support for mental disorder or a mental illness— (i) at a visitable place; or (ii) at a place other than a visitable place under an order under this Act; or (b) prescribed by regulation. official visitor, for a visitable place—see the Official Visitor Act 2012, section 6. visitable place means— (a) a mental health facility; or (b) a long-term residential accommodation facility or respite facility at which a person receiving treatment, care or support for mental disorder or a mental illness may stay; or
(c) a place in a correctional centre where a detainee is receiving treatment or care for mental disorder or a mental illness for the period in which the treatment, care or support is given to the detainee. Note A visitable place mentioned in par (c) is also a visitable place for an official visitor under the Corrections Management Act 2007 (see that Act, s 57).