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A person who is detained in hospital in pursuance of an order under section 13(6) of this Act shall be treated for the purposes of F1the Mental Health Order as if he had been admitted on the date of the order in pursuance of an application for assessment duly made under Part II of that Order.

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Words substituted by S.I. 1986/595 (N.I. 4), arts. 51(6), 136(1), Sch. 5 Pt. I