Paragraph 16 I1

(1)

If—

(a)

pursuant to a report under paragraph 2, P is admitted to the hospital specified in the report, or

(b)

P is treated under paragraph 1(5) as so admitted,

and P is subsequently discharged from detention, that discharge is an event which terminates the authorisation.

(2)

For the purposes of this paragraph P is “discharged from detention” if P is informed in writing by the responsible medical practitioner that he or she is discharged from detention.

Annotations

Commencement

I1: Sch. 2 para. 16 in operation at 2.12.2019 for specified purposes by S.R. 2019/163, art. 2(4), Sch. Pt. 4 (with art. 3) (as amended by S.R. 2019/190, art. 2)