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Section 181 First extension of period of order

Not yet in force

(1)

This section applies where—

(a)

a person is liable to be detained under a public protection order without restrictions; and

(b)

the initial period of the order has not ended.

(2)

The period of the order may be extended for a period of 6 months, beginning immediately after the end of the initial period, by the making of an extension report (see section 183).

(3)

In this Chapter “the initial period” of a public protection order without restrictions means the period of 6 months beginning with the date of the order.

(4)

In this Part “the period” of a public protection order without restrictions means the period for which the person to whom the order relates is liable to be detained under the order.