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Sentencing Act 2002

Sentences, orders, and related matters - Amendments to other enactments - Amendments to Criminal Justice Act 1985

171: Access to psychiatric reports

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"Getting psychiatric reports for court cases"

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A law called the Sentencing Act 2002 had a part about accessing psychiatric reports. This part was called section 171. You can find more information about the law that changed this part in the Criminal Procedure (Mentally Impaired Persons) Act 2003. Section 171 was repealed, which means it is no longer a part of the law, and this change happened on 1 September 2004.

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Part 2Sentences, orders, and related matters
Amendments to other enactments: Amendments to Criminal Justice Act 1985

171Access to psychiatric reports (Repealed)

    Notes
    • Section 171: repealed, on , by section 51 of the Criminal Procedure (Mentally Impaired Persons) Act 2003 (2003 No 115).