# The Mental Health (Northern Ireland) Order 1986, Article 108: Procedure for notifications under Article 107


(1) A notification under Article 107 shall be made within such time and in such form as rules of court may prescribe.
(2) Where a notification is made under Article 107 in relation to any person, it shall, where practicable, be the duty of the body or person making the notification to inform the nearest relative of that person.
(3) The Office of Care and Protection, on receipt of a notification in respect of any person under Article 107, shall, after making such inquiries as it thinks fit, take that person's case into consideration and may, if it thinks fit, arrange for the institution of proceedings before the court under this Part.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/1986/595/article/108 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/mental-health-northern-ireland-order-1986/article-108
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