# Mental Capacity Act (Northern Ireland) 2016, Section 202: Permission for absence etc

Status: prospective

(1) The provisions mentioned in subsection (2) apply in relation to a person liable to be detained in a hospital under a hospital direction as they apply in relation to a person liable to be detained under a public protection order with restrictions.
(2) Those provisions are—
section 194 (direction for person to attend for purposes of justice etc);
section 195 (permission for absence).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2016/18/section/202 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/mental-capacity-act-northern-ireland-2016/section-202
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