# Legislation. Mental Health Review Tribunal for Wales (Membership) Act 2026

**URL:** <https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/t/legislation-mental-health-review-tribunal-for-wales-membership-act-2026/5108>\
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**Created:** [5 February 2026 12:00 UTC](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/t/legislation-mental-health-review-tribunal-for-wales-membership-act-2026/5108 "2026-02-05T12:00:00Z")\
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**Post date:** [5 February 2026 12:00 UTC](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/t/legislation-mental-health-review-tribunal-for-wales-membership-act-2026/5108/1 "2026-02-05T12:00:00Z")

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— This Act amends the MHA 1983 to allow registered medical practitioners without a licence to practise to be MHRTW medical members, and to apply that change retrospectively. That resolves a problem identified in the 2015 edition of Richard Jones's MHA Manual. The Act also requires the Welsh Ministers to carry out a review of the training arrangements maintained by the President of Welsh Tribunals for medical members of the MHRTW who do not hold licences to practise, and to publish a report of the review no later than 22 January 2027.

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Full details available at: [https://www.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/Mental\_Health\_Review\_Tribunal\_for\_Wales\_(Membership)\_Act\_2026?id=050226-1200](https://www.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/Mental_Health_Review_Tribunal_for_Wales_(Membership)_Act_2026?id=050226-1200)