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Section 214 Transfer of civil prisoner or immigration detainee to hospital

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(1)

Where—

(a)

a person is a civil prisoner or an immigration detainee, and

(b)

the conditions for giving a direction under this section are met (see section 223),

the Department of Justice may by warrant direct that that person be removed to a hospital specified in the direction.

(2)

The managing authority of the hospital specified in the direction must—

(a)

admit the person; and

(b)

detain him or her in accordance with section 215.

(3)

In this section—

  • “a civil prisoner” means a person committed by a court to prison for a limited term, other than a person serving a relevant sentence (as defined by section 211);

  • “an immigration detainee” means a person detained under the Immigration Act 1971 or under section 62 of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002.