# Mental Capacity Act (Northern Ireland) 2016, Paragraph 16


(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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2016/18/schedule/2/paragraph/16 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/mental-capacity-act-northern-ireland-2016/schedule-2/paragraph-16
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