Mental Treatment Act 1930

Mental Treatment Act 1930
Act of Parliament
Long title An 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.
Citation 20 & 21 Geo. 5. c. 23
Dates
Royal assent 10 July 1930
Other legislation
Repealed by Mental Health Act 1959
Status: Repealed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. It also replaced the term "asylum" with "mental hospital".

It was repealed by the Mental Health Act 1959.

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