# Mental Health Act 2007, Paragraph 12


In section 51(6) (further power to make hospital order), in paragraph (a), for the words from “the detainee” to the end substitute—
“(i) the detainee is suffering from mental disorder of a nature or degree which makes it appropriate for the patient to be detained in a hospital for medical treatment;”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2007/12/schedule/1/paragraph/12 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/mental-health-act-2007/schedule-1/paragraph-12
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