# The Mental Health (Northern Ireland) Order 1986, Article 6: General provisions as to medical recommendation

Extent: N.I.

The medical recommendation required for the purposes of an application for assessment shall be in the prescribed form and shall satisfy the following requirements, namely—
(a) the recommendation shall be given and signed by a medical practitioner who has personally examined the patient not more than two days five days before the date on which he signs the recommendation;
(b) the recommendation shall, if practicable, be given by the patient's medical practitioner or by a medical practitioner who has previous acquaintance with the patient;
(c) the recommendation shall not, except in a case of urgent necessity, be given by a medical practitioner on the staff of the hospital to which admission is sought;
(d) the recommendation shall not be given by any of the persons described in Schedule 1.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/1986/595/article/6 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/mental-health-northern-ireland-order-1986/article-6
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