Legislation in Wales

You can find a full chronology of mental health legislation in the UK here.

Measures of the National Assembly for Wales

  • Mental Health (Wales) Measure 2010 (Mesur Lechyd Meddwl (Cymru) 2010).

Wales Statutory Instruments

  1. The Mental Health (Wales) Measure 2010 (Commencement No.3) Order 2012.
  2. The Mental Health (Secondary Mental Health Services) (Wales) Order 2012.
  3. The Mental Health (Wales) Measure 2010 (Commencement No.2) Order 2012.
  4. The Mental Health (Primary Care Referrals and Eligibility to Conduct Primary Mental Health Assessments) (Wales) Regulations 2012.
  5. The Mental Health (Hospital, Guardianship, Community Treatment and Consent to Treatment) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2012.
  6. The Mental Health (Regional Provision) (Wales) Regulations 2012 2012.
  7. The Mental Health (Wales) Measure 2010 (Commencement No.1 and Transitional Provision) Order 2011.
  8. The Mental Health (Care Co-ordination and Care and Treatment Planning) (Wales) Regulations 2011.
  9. The Mental Health (Independent Mental Health Advocates) (Wales) Regulations 2011.
  10. The Mental Health (Assessment of Former Users of Secondary Mental Health Services) (Wales) Regulations 2011.
  11. The Mental Capacity (Deprivation of Liberty: Assessments, Standard Authorisations and Disputes about Residence) (Wales) Regulations 2009.
  12. The Mental Capacity (Deprivation of Liberty: Appointment of Relevant Person’s Representative) (Wales) Regulations 2009.
  13. The Mental Health (Nurses) (Wales) Order 2008.
  14. The Mental Health (Conflicts of Interest) (Wales) Regulations 2008.
  15. The Mental Health (Hospital, Guardianship, Community Treatment and Consent to Treatment) (Wales) Regulations 2008.
  16. The Mental Health (Independent Mental Health Advocates) (Wales) Regulations 2008.
  17. The Mental Health (Approval of Persons to be Approved Mental Health Professionals) (Wales) Regulations 2008.
  18. Mental Capacity Act 2005 (Commencement) (Wales) Order 2007.
  19. The Mental Capacity Act 2005 (Independent Mental Capacity Advocates) (Wales) Regulations 2007.
  20. The Mental Capacity Act 2005 (Loss of Capacity during Research Project) (Wales) Regulations 2007.
  21. The Mental Capacity Act 2005 (Appropriate Body) (Wales) Regulations 2007.