Mental Health Act 1983 (as amended)
Edit/add commentary Law as at 19/11/11
Part II contents
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Overview of the MHA 1983 Plain text for printing Statute Law Database
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Effect of revoking community treatment order
[17G.—(1) This section applies if a community treatment order is revoked under section 17F above in respect of a patient.
(2) Section 6(2) above shall have effect as if the patient had never been discharged from hospital by virtue of the community treatment order.
(3) The provisions of this or any other Act relating to patients liable to be detained (or detained) in pursuance of an application for admission for treatment shall apply to the patient as they did before the community treatment order was made, unless otherwise provided.
(4) If, when the order is revoked, the patient is being detained in a hospital other than the responsible hospital, the provisions of this Part of this Act shall have effect as if—
(5) But, in any case, section 20 below shall have effect as if the patient had been admitted to hospital in pursuance of the application for admission for treatment on the day on which the order is revoked.][1]
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