# The Supervision and Treatment Orders (Maximum Period) Order (Northern Ireland) 2011, Note: Explanatory note


(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order amends paragraph 1(1)(a) of Schedule 2A to the Mental Health (Northern Ireland) Order 1986 (“the 1986 Order”) to increase, from 2 years to 3 years, the maximum period for supervision and treatment orders. It also makes a related amendment to paragraph 8(2) of Schedule 2A to the 1986 Order.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2011/115/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/supervision-and-treatment-orders-maximum-period-order-northern-ireland-2011/note
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