Mental Health (Northern Ireland) Order 1986 - Mental.
The only exception is during the first phase of implementation when the Mental Health (Northern Ireland) 1986 still applies. The Order can authorise detention in hospital for a mental disorder. If the Order can be used, it must be used and the Mental Capacity Act cannot be used.
The Mental Health NI Order 1986 Prescribed forms. Documents. Mental Health NI Order 1986 Prescribed forms PDF (550 KB).
To sue the Tribunal he required leave of the High Court (under Article 133 Mental Health (Northern Ireland) Order 1986, the equivalent of s139): the test is whether on the materials immediately available to the court the complaint deserves fuller investigation.
This module is an introduction to the Mental Health (Northern Ireland) Order 1986, the legislation governing the care, treatment and protection of persons with a mental disorder in Northern Ireland.
The powers that apply when a person is admitted to hospital following a Hospital Order issued by the Court or a Transfer Direction from prison are outlined in the RQIA Guidelines on the use of the Mental Health (Northern Ireland) Order 1986 and will not be covered in this module.
The Mental Health Review Tribunal (“the Tribunal”) is an independent judicial body, set up under the Mental Health (Northern Ireland) Order 1986 (“the Order”), which reviews the cases of patients who are compulsorily detained or are subject to guardianship under the Order.
The Mental Health Order (1986) for Northern Ireland was based on the mental health act (1983), and has not been reformed for over two decades, and is considered outdated. There is also criticism of the MHO (1986) for lacking in human rights approach when using stigmatising language (dhsspsni, 2009).