# The Mental Health (Northern Ireland) Order 1986, Paragraph 4


In Article 15—
(a) in paragraph (1) after the word “may” there shall be inserted the words “ with the consent of the Secretary of State ”;
(b) in paragraph (5) after the words “the responsible medical officer” and “that officer” there shall be inserted the words “ or the Secretary of State ”;
(c) in paragraph (6) after the word “recalled” there shall be inserted the words “ by the responsible medical officer ” and for the words from “he has ceased” to the end there shall be substituted the words “ the expiration of the period of 6 months beginning with the first day of his absence on leave ”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/1986/595/schedule/2/part/II/paragraph/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/mental-health-northern-ireland-order-1986/schedule-2/part-II/paragraph-4
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