# The Mental Health (1986 Order) (Amendment No. 2) Order (Northern Ireland) 2020, Note: Explanatory note


(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order varies the length of the period which must elapse for a second opinion to be required for the continued administration of medicine to detained patients from six months to three months.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2020/142/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/mental-health-1986-order-amendment-no-2-order-northern-ireland-2020/note
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