Section 118 Certificate under section 115(2): responsible medical officer’s duty to revokeI1
Where—
(a)
a patient’s responsible medical officer grants a certificate under section 115(2) of this Act; and
(b)
the responsible medical officer is not satisfied that if the patient does not continue to be detained in hospital it is reasonably likely that there will be a significant deterioration in the patient’s mental health,
the responsible medical officer shall revoke the certificate.
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S. 118 in force at 5.10.2005 by S.S.I. 2005/161, art. 3 (as substituted (1.7.2005) by S.S.I. 2005/375, art. 2 and as amended (22.9.2005) by S.S.I. 2005/459, art. 2)