# The Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003 (Consequential Provisions) Order 2005, Article 7: Transfer of patients to Scotland from Northern Ireland: conditional discharge


If it appears to the Secretary of State, in the case of a patient who–
(a) is subject to a restriction order under Article 47(1) of the Mental Health (Northern Ireland) Order 1986; and
(b) has been conditionally discharged under Article 48(2) or 78(2) of that Order,
that a transfer under this article would be in the interests of the patient, the Secretary of State may, with the consent of the Scottish Ministers, transfer the patient to Scotland.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2005/2078/article/7 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/mental-health-care-and-treatment-scotland-act-2003-consequential-provisions-order-2005/article-7
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