11 General provisions as to applications
Mental Health Act 1983 (1983 c 20) | Legislation

General provisions as to applications and recommendations

11  General provisions as to applications

(1)     Subject to the provisions of this section, an application for admission for assessment, an application for admission for treatment and a guardianship application may be made either by the nearest relative of the patient or by an [approved mental health professional]; and every such application shall specify the qualification of the applicant to make the application.

[(1A)     No application mentioned in subsection (1) above shall be made by an approved mental health professional if the circumstances are such that there would be a potential conflict of interest for the purposes of

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