- Procedure for compulsory treatment
- 1.Measures until application determined
- 2.Information where order extended
- 3.Transfer to another hospital
- 4.Emergency detention in hospital
- 5.Short-term detention in hospital
- 6.Meaning of temporary compulsion
- 7.Suspension of orders on emergency detention
- 8.Suspension of orders on short-term detention
- 9.Suspension of detention for certain purposes
- 10.Maximum suspension of particular measures
- 11.Specification for detention measures
- 12.Transfer of prisoner to hospital unit
- 13.Transfer from specified unit
- 14.Requirement for medical report
- 15.Process for enforcement of orders
- 16.Orders relating to non-state hospitals
- 17.Section 16: exercise of powers before commencement
- 18.Meaning of hospital in sections 264 to 273 of the 2003 Act
- 19.Notifying decisions on removal orders
- 20.Detention pending medical examination
- 21.Periodical referral of cases
- 22.Named person not to be automatic
- 23.Consent to being named person
- 24.Appointment of named person
- 25.Ability to act if no named person
- 26.Advance statements to be registered
- 27.Information about advocacy services
- 28.Communication at medical examination etc.
- 29.Conflicts of interest to be avoided
- 30.Safeguarding the patient's interest
- 31.Services and accommodation for mothers
- 32.Cross-border transfer of patients
- 33.Dealing with absconding patients
- 34.Agreement to transfer of prisoners
- 35.Compulsory treatment of prisoners
- 36.Provision of information by the Commission
- 37.Review of deaths of patients in hospital for treatment
- Making and effect of disposals
- 38.Making certain orders in remand cases
- 39.Detention under compulsion orders
- 40.Periods for assessment orders
- 41.Periods for treatment orders
- 42.Periods for short-term compulsion
- 43.Periods for compulsion orders
- 44.Periods for hospital directions
- 45.Variation of interim compulsion orders
- 46.Transfer of patient to suitable hospital
- 47.Specification of unit
- 48.Transfer from specified unit
- 49.Consequential repeals
- 50.Information on extension of compulsion order
- 51.Notification of changes to compulsion order
- 52.Effect of revocation of restriction order
- 53.Clarification of meaning of compulsion order
- Information and representations
- 54.Right to information: offender imprisoned
- 55.Right to information: compulsion order
- 56.Right to make representations
- 57.Information sharing
- 58.Associated definitions
- 59.Power to make modifications
- 60.Amendments to the 2003 Act
- 61.Commencement
- 62.Short title
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