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Rule 3 Interpretation

Northern Ireland

In this Part—

(a)

an Article referred to by number means the Article so numbered in the Mental Health (Northern Ireland) Order 1986f1 and expressions which are defined in that Order have the same meaning as they have in that Order;

(b)

“the Order” means the Mental Health (Northern Ireland) Order 1986;

(c)

“place of residence” means, in relation to a patient who is receiving treatment as an in-patient in a hospital or other institution, that hospital or institution.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1

S.I. 1986/595 (N.I. 4)

Notes on Part [ ORDER 52

Footnotes

f1

Order 52 Part I inserted by S.R. 1986 No. 218 with effect from 01.09.86

Notes on Chapter [ PART II

Footnotes

f1

Part II inserted by S.R. 1988 No. 100 with effect from 01.05.88