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First
Session, 46th General Assembly 57
Elizabeth II, 2008 |
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AN ACT TO AMEND THE
MENTAL HEALTH |
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Received and Read the First Time................................................................................................... |
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Second |
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Committee............................................................................................................................................ |
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Third |
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Royal Assent...................................................................................................................................... |
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HONOURABLE
Minister of Health and Community Services |
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Ordered
to be printed by the Honourable House of Assembly |
EXPLANATORY NOTES Clauses 1 to 4 of the Bill would amend the Mental Health Care and Treatment Act to include a reference to section 51 which was inadvertently omitted from some sections of the Act. The amendment proposed in clause 2 would also make a change in language so as to be consistent with the other provisions of the Act. In clause 4, the Act would be amended to clarify that there shall be a minimum of 13 members of the Mental Health Care and Treatment Review Board. |
A BILL AN ACT TO AMEND THE MENTAL HEALTH CARE AND TREATMENT ACT Analysis 1.
S.21 Amdt. 2. S.22 Amdt. 3. S.23 Amdt. 4.
S.57 Amdt. Be it enacted by the Lieutenant-Governor and House of Assembly in Legislative Session convened, as follows: SNL2006 cM-9.1 1. (1) Subsection 21(1) of the Mental Health Care and Treatment Act is amended by deleting the references "section 18, 19 or 20" and by substituting the references "section 18, 19, 20 or 51". (2) Subsection 21(3) of the Act is amended by
deleting the references "section 18, 19 or 20" and by substituting
the references "section 18, 19, 20 or 51". 2. Subsection 22(1) of the Act is amended by (a) deleting the references "section 18, 19 or 20" and substituting the references "section 18, 19, 20 or 51"; and (b) deleting the word "possible" and substituting the word "practicable". 3. Subsection 23(1) of the Act is amended by
deleting the references "section 18, 19 or 20" and substituting the
references "section 18, 19, 20 or 51". 4. Subsection 57(1) of the Act is amended by (a) inserting the words "a minimum of" immediately before the number "13"; and (b) deleting the words "consist of" and substituting the word "include". ŠEarl G. Tucker, Queen's Printer |