MENTAL HEALTH ACT 1983
The following table sets out the relationship between Parts and Sections of the Mental Health Act 1983 (amended by the Crime (Sentences ) Act 1997), and specifies how the codes in Category of Patient, LEGAL STATUS CLASSIFICATION CODE, Status Of Patient Included in the Psychiatric Census and MENTAL CATEGORY interrelate.
| PART | SECTIONS | LEGAL STATUS CLASSIFICATION CODE | Status of Patient In Psychiatric Census | MENTAL CATEGORY |
| Part II | 2 - 34 | 02 - 06 | 1 or 3 | 1 - 5, 9 |
| Part III | 35 - 55 | 07 - 18, 34 | 1 or 3 | 1 - 5, 9 |
| Part IV | 56 - 64 | Not listed, not relevant | ||
| Part V | 65 - 79 | Not listed, not relevant | ||
| Part VI | 80 - 92 | Not listed, not relevant | ||
| Part VII | 93 - 113 | Not listed, not relevant | ||
| Part VIII | 114 - 125 | Not listed, not relevant | ||
| Part IX | 126 - 130 | Not listed, not relevant | ||
| Part X | 131 - 149 | 19 - 20 | 1 or 3 | 1 - 5, 9 |
| Previous legislation (other acts) |
30 - 32 | 1 or 3 | 1 - 5, 9 | |
| Not detained/ Supervised Discharge under Section 25 |
01, 33, 35, 36 | 2 | 8 | |