# The Mental Health (Northern Ireland) Order 1986, Article 72: References of cases of Part II patients to the tribunal


(1) The Attorney General, the Department or, on the direction of the High Court, the Master (Care and Protection) may at any time refer to the Review Tribunal the case of any patient who is liable to be detained or subject to guardianship under Part II.
(2) For the purpose of furnishing information for the purposes of a reference under paragraph (1) any medical practitioner authorised by or on behalf of the patient may at any reasonable time visit the patient and examine him in private and require the production of and inspect any records relating to the detention or treatment of the patient in any hospital.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/1986/595/article/72 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/mental-health-northern-ireland-order-1986/article-72
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