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Section 39

Terms and conditions of appointment

of Mental Health Act 2001

ActIn forceProvision 39 of 94
Section 39
(1)

A member of a Board shall, unless he sooner resigns, hold office for a period not exceeding three years and shall be eligible for reappointment.

(2)

The Minister may in the instrument of appointment of a person as a Visitor specify the terms and conditions of appointment.

(3)

A person shall not be appointed a Visitor if he has—

(a)

any pecuniary interest, whether directly or indirectly;

or

(b)

any other interest which conflicts or may conflict with the best interest of the patient, in the psychiatric hospital or psychiatric nursing home.