# Mental Capacity Act (Northern Ireland) 2016, Section 248: Hospital directions: cases stated by magistrates' courts

Status: prospective

(1) This section applies where a magistrates' court makes a hospital direction.
(2) For the purposes of Article 146 of the Magistrates' Courts (Northern Ireland) Order 1981 (cases stated by magistrates' courts), the hospital direction is a determination of the proceedings in which the direction was made.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2016/18/section/248 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/mental-capacity-act-northern-ireland-2016/section-248
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