# Mental Capacity Act (Northern Ireland) 2016, Section 217: Transfer to hospital of person remanded by magistrates' court

Status: prospective

(1) Where—
(a) a person is remanded in custody by a magistrates' court, 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 218.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2016/18/section/217 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/mental-capacity-act-northern-ireland-2016/section-217
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