C2C3Part II Compulsory Admission to Hospital and Guardianship
Annotations:
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
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Part II (ss. 2-34) modified (E.W.) (1.1.1992) by Criminal Procedure (Insanity and Unfitness to Plead) Act 1991 (c. 25, SIF 39:1), s. 5(1), Sch. 1 para.3 (with saving in s. 8); S.I. 1991/2488, art. 2
Position of patients subject to detention or guardianship
C117CF1Duration of community treatment order
A community treatment order shall remain in force until—
a
the period mentioned in section 20A(1) below (as extended under any provision of this Act) expires, but this is subject to sections 21 and 22 below;
b
the patient is discharged in pursuance of an order under section 23 below or a direction under section 72 below;
c
the application for admission for treatment in respect of the patient otherwise ceases to have effect; or
d
the order is revoked under section 17F below,
whichever occurs first.
Pt. II (ss. 2–34) modified by Mental Health (Scotland) Act 1984 (c. 36, SIF 85), ss. 17(2), 78(2)