Section 7 amends sections 72 and 73 of the 1983 Act, which concern the powers of the First-tier Tribunal (Mental Health) and the Mental Health Review Tribunal of Wales (together, the Tribunal) to discharge patients. The changes in section 7 subsection (2) align the grounds for discharge of a patient by the Tribunal with the revised grounds for detention as provided by section 5. A Tribunal must discharge a patient where the patient no longer satisfies the revised detention criteria relevant to their detention.
	The new discharge criteria will apply to unrestricted Part 3 patients, who are discharged under section 72(1)(b), and to restricted patients, who are discharged under section 73 of the 1983 Act, by virtue of section 7(3). Subsection (4) has the effect of ensuring these provisions will apply for Part 3 patients who are already subject to orders or directions, the next time they come before the Tribunal.
Grounds for detention and community treatment orders Section 7: Grounds for discharge by tribunal