
1 

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Mental Health (Correspondence of Patients, Patient Advocacy and Liaison Services) Regulations 2003 and shall come into force on 1st September 2003.
(2) These Regulations apply to England only.
2 
In section 134 of the Mental Health Act 1983 (correspondence of patients), for the purposes of subsection (3)(ea), “patient advocacy and liaison service” means a service affording assistance in the form of advice and liaison for patients, their families and carers provided by—
(a) an NHS trust; or
(b) a Primary Care Trust.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State
Warner
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State,
Department of Health
11th August 2003