Interpretation of Part VI
92.—(1) References in this Part of this Act to a hospital, being a hospital in England and Wales, shall be construed as references to a hospital within the meaning of Part II of this Act.
[(1A) References in this Part of this Act to the responsible clinician shall be construed as references to the responsible clinician within the meaning of Part 2 of this Act.][1]
(2) Where a patient is treated by virtue of this Part of this Act as if he had been removed to a hospital in England and Wales in pursuance of a direction under Part III of this Act, that direction shall be deemed to have been given on the date of his reception into the hospital.
(3) [...][1]
[(4) Sections 80 to 85A above shall have effect as if—
- (a) any hospital direction under section 45A above were a transfer direction under section 47 above; and
- (b) any limitation direction under section 45A above were a restriction direction under section 49 above.
(5) Sections 80(5), 81(6) and 85(4) above shall have effect as if any reference to a transfer direction given while a patient was serving a sentence of imprisonment imposed by a court included a reference to a hospital direction given by a court after imposing a sentence of imprisonment on a patient.][2]
Amendments
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Mental Health Act 2007 s39 & sch 5, s55 & sch 11; Mental Health Act 2007 (Commencement No. 7 and Transitional Provisions) Order 2008 wef 3/11/08
- ↑ Crime (Sentences) Act 1997