# Mental Capacity Act (Northern Ireland) 2016, Section 181: First extension of period of order

Status: prospective

(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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2016/18/section/181 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/mental-capacity-act-northern-ireland-2016/section-181
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