All sections of Mental Health Act 2025
2025 c. 33, s.24
Section 24 — Nominated person
Extent: E+W+S+N.I.
Snapshot: 2026-08-24
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Schedule 2 contains amendments of the Mental Health Act 1983 which—
(a) make provision about the appointment of a nominated person for a patient,
(b) transfer to nominated persons functions currently conferred on patients’ nearest relatives, and
(c) confer functions on nominated persons for certain patients concerned in criminal proceedings.