Paragraph 26

(1)

Section 120 (general protection of detained patients) is amended as follows.

(2)

In subsection (1)—

(a)

after “liable to be detained under this Act” insert “ or to community patients ”,

(b)

in paragraph (a) after “registered establishments” insert “ and community patients in hospitals and establishments of any description and (if access is granted) other places ”, and

(c)

in paragraph (b)—

(i)

in sub-paragraph (i), after “this Act in” insert “ , or recalled under section 17E above to, ”, and

(ii)

in sub-paragraph (ii), after “detained” insert “ or is or has been a community patient ”.

(3)

In subsection (4)—

(a)

in paragraph (a), for “registered establishment” substitute “ hospital or establishment of any description ”, and

(b)

in paragraph (b), for “in a registered establishment” substitute “ under this Act or who is or has been a community patient ”.

(4)

After subsection (7) insert—

“(8)
In this section, “establishment of any description” has the same meaning as in section 119 above.”