# Mental Capacity Act (Northern Ireland) 2016, Paragraph 18


(1) This paragraph applies where a report is made under paragraph 2.
(2) The authorisation granted by the making of the report authorises—
(a) the detention (at any time when the authorisation is in force) of P in the hospital specified in the report for the purposes of examination, or of any treatment or care following examination;
(b) any related detention which may occur while the authorisation is in force.
(3) In sub-paragraph (2) “related detention” means—
(a) any detention of P while P is being taken to the hospital specified in the report;
(b) any detention of P while P is absent from the hospital, if the detention—
(i) is in pursuance of a condition imposed in accordance with section 27 (permission for absence from hospital); and
(ii) is for no longer than 7 days.
(4) In sub-paragraphs (2) and (3) “detention” means detention in circumstances amounting to a deprivation of liberty.
(5) Nothing in the authorisation or this paragraph affects the operation of this Part of this Act in relation to any detention of P in circumstances not amounting to a deprivation of liberty.

---
Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2016/18/schedule/2/paragraph/18 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/mental-capacity-act-northern-ireland-2016/schedule-2/paragraph-18
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.