Public Recorder (Amendment) Act, 2022 (Act 4 of 2022)

MENTAL HEALTH COMMISSION (AMENDMENT) BILL, 2022 A BILL FOR AN ACT TO AMEND THE MENTAL HEALTH COMMISSION ACT, 2013 AS A CONSEQUENCE OF THE ENACTMENT OF THE MENTAL HEALTH (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2022; AND FOR INCIDENTAL AND CONNECTED PURPOSES

PUBLISHING DETAILS Sponsoring Ministry/Portfolio: Ministry of Health and Wellness (H&W)

Objects and Reasons

Memorandum of OBJECTS AND REASONS This Bill amends the Mental Health Commission Act, 2013 as a consequence of the enactment of the Mental Health (Amendment) Act, 2022. Clause 1 provides the short title and commencement of the legislation. Clause 2 amends section 7 of the Mental Health Commission Act, 2013 to clarify that, as a consequence of the enactment of the Mental Health (Amendment) Act, 2022, the Mental Health Commission shall also hear and determine appeals against restrictions imposed in respect of access to postal packets and electronic networks by patients.

Clause 1

MENTAL HEALTH COMMISSION (AMENDMENT) BILL, 2022

A BILL FOR AN ACT TO AMEND THE MENTAL HEALTH COMMISSION ACT, 2013 AS A CONSEQUENCE OF THE ENACTMENT OF THE MENTAL HEALTH (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2022; AND FOR INCIDENTAL AND CONNECTED PURPOSES ENACTED by the Legislature of the Cayman Islands. Short title and commencement (1) This Act may be cited as the Mental Health Commission (Amendment) Act, (2) This Act shall come into force immediately after the Mental Health (Amendment) Act, 2022 comes into force. Amendment of section 7 of the Mental Health Commission Act, 2013 - functions of Commission: Quasi-judicial The Mental Health Commission Act, 2013 is amended in section 7 as follows — (a) in paragraph (c), by deleting the word “and” appearing at the end of that paragraph; (b) in paragraph (d), by deleting the full stop and substituting the words “; and”; and by inserting after paragraph (d) the following paragraph —

Clause 2

“(e) hear and determine appeals made under section 16(4) of the Mental Health Act (2022 Revision).”. Passed by the Parliament the day of , 2022.

Speaker

Clerk of the Parliament