EMERGENCY AND SHORT-TERM DETENTION

Emergency detention in hospital: exclusion for patients where section 113(5) of the 2003 Act applies

5.  Despite the commencement of section 4 of the Act, the amendments made by subsection (3) of that section to section 38 (duties on hospital managers: examination, notification etc.) of the 2003 Act have no effect where the emergency detention certificate referred to in section 38(1) of the 2003 Act has been granted before the appointed day.