# Mental Health Act 2007, Paragraph 12


(1) Section 25 (restrictions on discharge by nearest relative) is amended as follows.
(2) In subsection (1), after “shall not be made” insert “ under section 23 above ”.
(3) After that subsection insert—
“(1A) Subsection (1) above shall apply to an order for the discharge of a community patient as it applies to an order for the discharge of a patient who is liable to be detained in a hospital, but with the reference to the managers of the hospital being read as a reference to the managers of the responsible hospital.”
(4) In subsection (2), after “treatment” insert “ , or in respect of a community patient, ”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2007/12/schedule/3/paragraph/12 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/mental-health-act-2007/schedule-3/paragraph-12
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