The Mental Treatment Act 1930 was an Act of the

Parliament of the United Kingdom The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative body of the United Kingdom, and may also legislate for the Crown Dependencies and the British Overseas Territories. It meets at the Palace ...

permitting voluntary admission to, and outpatient treatment within,

psychiatric hospital A psychiatric hospital, also known as a mental health hospital, a behavioral health hospital, or an asylum is a specialized medical facility that focuses on the treatment of severe Mental disorder, mental disorders. These institutions cater t ...

s. It also replaced the term "asylum" with "mental hospital". It was repealed by the

Mental Health Act 1959 The Mental Health Act 1959 (7 & 8 Eliz. 2. c. 72) was an Act of Parliament (United Kingdom), act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom concerning England and Wales which had, as its main objectives, to abolish the distinction between psychiat ...

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Mental health legal history of the United Kingdom United Kingdom Acts of Parliament 1930 {{UK-statute-stub

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