UKPGA-1991-25 — Criminal Procedure (Insanity and Unfitness to Plead) Act 1991

preamble

Be it enacted by the Queen’s most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—

s. 1 — Acquittals on grounds of insanity.

s. 1(1)

A jury shall not return a special verdict under section 2 of the Trial of Lunatics Act 1883 (acquittal on ground of insanity) except on the written or oral evidence of two or more registered medical practitioners at least one of whom is duly approved.

s. 1(2)

Subsections (2) and (3) of section 54 of the Mental Health Act 1983 (“the 1983 Act”) shall have effect with respect to proof of the accused’s mental condition for the purposes of the said section 2 as they have effect with respect to proof of an offender’s mental condition for the purposes of section 37(2)(a) of that Act.

s. 2 — Findings of unfitness to plead etc.

For section 4 of the Criminal Procedure (Insanity) Act 1964 (“the 1964 Act”) there shall be substituted the following sections—

s. 3 — Powers to deal with persons not guilty by reason of insanity or unfit to plead etc.

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s. 4 — Corresponding provisions with respect to appeals.

s. 4(1)

For section 6 of the Criminal Appeal Act 1968 (“the 1968 Act”) there shall be substituted the following section—

s. 4(2)

For section 14 of the 1968 Act there shall be substituted the following sections—

s. 5 — Orders under 1964 and 1968 Acts.

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s. 6 — Interpretation etc.

s. 6(1)

In this Act—“the 1964 Act” means the Criminal Procedure (Insanity) Act 1964;“the 1968 Act” means the Criminal Appeal Act 1968;“the 1983 Act” means the Mental Health Act 1983;“duly approved”, in relation to a registered medical practitioner, means approved for the purposes of section 12 of the 1983 Act by the Secretary of State, or by another person by virtue of section 12ZA or 12ZB of that Act, as having special experience in the diagnosis or treatment of mental disorder....

s. 6(2)

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s. 7 — Minor and consequential amendments.

The enactments mentioned in Schedule 3 to this Act shall have effect subject to the amendments there specified, being minor amendments or amendments consequential on the preceding provisions of this Act.

s. 8 — Transitional provisions, savings and repeals.

s. 8(1)

The following provisions, namely—shall not apply where the accused was arraigned before the commencement of this Act.

s. 8(1)(a)

sections 1 to 3 above;

s. 8(1)(b)

so far as relating to the making of orders or orders made under the 1964 Act, section 5 above and Schedules 1 and 2 to this Act; and

s. 8(1)(c)

so far as relating to the repeals in the 1964 Act, the repeal in Schedule 5 to the 1968 Act and the repeal of paragraph 18(b) of Schedule 4 to the 1983 Act, subsection (3) below and Schedule 4 to this Act,

s. 8(2)

The following provisions, namely—shall not apply where the hearing of the appeal began before that commencement.

s. 8(2)(a)

section 4 above;

s. 8(2)(b)

so far as relating to the making of orders or orders made under the 1968 Act, section 5 above and Schedules 1 and 2 to this Act;

s. 8(2)(c)

paragraphs 2 to 4 of Schedule 3 to this Act and, so far as relating to those paragraphs, section 7 above; and

s. 8(2)(d)

so far as relating to repeals not mentioned in subsection (1)(c) above, subsection (3) below and Schedule 4 to this Act,

s. 8(3)

The enactments mentioned in Schedule 4 to this Act are hereby repealed to the extent specified in the third column of that Schedule.

s. 9 — Short title, commencement and extent.

s. 9(1)

This Act may be cited as the Criminal Procedure (Insanity and Unfitness to Plead) Act 1991.

s. 9(2)

This Act shall come into force on such day as the Secretary of State may by order made by statutory instrument appoint.

s. 9(3)

This Act extends to England and Wales only.

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Orders for Admission to Hospital

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Supervision and Treatment Orders

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Preliminary

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Making and Effect of Orders

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Revocation and Amendment of Orders

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Sch 3

Minor and Consequential Amendments

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Sch 3 para 1(1)

In subsection (2) of section 8 of the 1964 Act (short title, interpretation etc.), immediately before the definition of “special verdict” there shall be inserted the following definitions—.

Sch 3 para 1(2)

After that subsection there shall be inserted the following subsection—

Sch 3 para 2

In section 15(1) of the 1968 Act (right of appeal against finding of disability), for the words from “a finding” to the end there shall be substituted the words “ findings that he is under a disability and that he did the act or made the omission charged against him, the person may appeal to the Court of Appeal against either or both of those findings ”.

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Sch 3 para 3(2)

Subsection (2) of that section shall cease to have effect.

Sch 3 para 3(3)

For subsection (3) of that section there shall be substituted the following subsections—

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Sch 3 para 5(1)

In subsection (1) of section 51 of the 1968 Act (interpretation)—

Sch 3 para 5(1)(a)

after the definition of “the defendant” there shall be inserted the following definition—; and

Sch 3 para 5(1)(b)

after the definition of “the judge of the court of trial” there shall be inserted the following definition—.

Sch 3 para 5(2)

After subsection (2) of that section there shall be inserted the following subsection—

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In section 81(1A) of the Senior Courts Act 1981 (bail), for the words “finding of disability” there shall be substituted the words “ findings that the accused is under a disability and that he did the act or made the omission charged against him ”.

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In section 16(4)(a) of the Prosecution of Offences Act 1985 (defence costs), for sub-paragraph (iii) there shall be substituted the following sub-paragraph—.

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In section 19(3) of the Prosecution of Offences Act 1985 (provision for orders as to costs in other circumstances), after paragraph (c) there shall be inserted the following paragraph—

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Repeals

UKPGA-1991-25 Criminal Procedure (Insanity and Unfitness to Plead) Act 1991 UK

Circumstances in which orders may be made

Making of orders and general requirements

Obligatory requirements as to medical treatment

Optional requirements as to residence

Revocation of order in interests of health or welfare

Amendment of order by reason of change of residence

Amendment of requirements of order

Amendment of requirements in pursuance of medical report

Supplemental