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Mental Health and Wellbeing Act 2022
108Authority to perform electroconvulsive treatment on a young patient
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108 Authority to perform electroconvulsive treatment on a young patient
Electroconvulsive treatment may be performed on a young patient if the Mental Health Tribunal has made an order under section 110 in respect of the person authorising the course of electroconvulsive treatment.
See definition of young patient in section 3(1).