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Mental Health Act 2016
sec.820Consent to electroconvulsive therapy
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sec.820 Consent to electroconvulsive therapy
This section applies if, immediately before the commencement, a patient had given informed consent to electroconvulsive therapy under the repealed Act, section 139. The consent is taken to have been given under the new Act, chapter 7, part 10. (sec.820-ssec.1) This section applies if, immediately before the commencement, a patient had given informed consent to electroconvulsive therapy under the repealed Act, section 139. (sec.820-ssec.2) The consent is taken to have been given under the new Act, chapter 7, part 10.