Mental Treatment Act 1930

Mental Treatment Act 1930
Act of Parliament
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Long titleAn Act to amend the Lunacy Acts, 1890 to 1922, and such of the provisions of the Mental Deficiency Acts, 1913 to 1927, as relate to the constitution and organisation of the work of the Board of Control, the exercise of the powers of the Board and the protection of persons putting those Acts into operation.
Citation20 & 21 Geo. 5. c. 23
Dates
Royal assent10 July 1930
Other legislation
Repealed byMental Health Act 1959
Status: Repealed

The Mental Treatment Act 1930 was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom permitting voluntary admission to, and outpatient treatment within, psychiatric hospitals.[1][2] It also replaced the term "asylum" with "mental hospital".[2]

It was repealed by the Mental Health Act 1959.

Further reading

References

  1. ^ "The history of mental health and community care - key dates". Mind. Archived from the original on 30 August 2010. Retrieved 31 July 2010.
  2. ^ a b "Mental Health Act Reform". Psychiatric Bulletin. 1999. Retrieved 31 July 2010.


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