# Mental Capacity Act (Northern Ireland) 2016, Section 293: Warrants: persons liable to be detained under 1983 Act or 2005 Order

Status: prospective

(1) This section applies if it appears to a lay magistrate, on complaint on oath made by an authorised person—
(a) that there is reasonable cause to believe that a person who may be taken into custody by virtue of a provision mentioned in subsection (3)(a) or (b) (a “relevant person”) is to be found on any premises, and
(b) that admission to the premises has been refused or that a refusal of such admission is apprehended.
(2) The lay magistrate may issue a warrant authorising any constable accompanied by a medical practitioner to enter the premises, if need be by force, and remove the relevant person.
(3) In this section “authorised person” means a person authorised by or under—
(a) section 88 of the Mental Health Act 1983, or
(b) article 8 of the Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003 (Consequential Provisions) Order 2005,
to take any relevant person into custody in Northern Ireland.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2016/18/section/293 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/mental-capacity-act-northern-ireland-2016/section-293
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