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(1)In this Part of this Act “restricted patient” means a patient who is subject to a restriction order or restriction direction and this Part of this Act shall, subject to the provisions of this section, have effect in relation to any person who—
(a)is subject to a direction which by virtue of section 46(3) above has the same effect as a hospital order and a restriction order; or
(b)is treated as subject to a hospital order and a restriction order by virtue of an order under section 5(1) of the M1Criminal Procedure (Insanity) Act 1964 or section 6 or 14(1) of the M2Criminal Appeal Act 1968; or
(c)is treated as subject to a hospital order and a restriction order or to a transfer direction and a restriction direction by virtue of section 82(2) or 85(2) below or [F1section 77(2) of the Mental Health (Scotland) Act 1984],
as it has effect in relation to a restricted patient.
(2)Subject to the following provisions of this section, in this Part of this Act “the relevant hospital order” and “the relevant transfer direction”, in relation to a restricted patient, mean the hospital order or transfer direction by virtue of which he is liable to be detained in a hospital.
(3)In the case of a person within paragraph (a) of subsection (1) above, references in this Part of this Act to the relevant hospital order or restriction order shall be construed as references to the direction referred to in that paragraph.
(4)In the case of a person within paragraph (b) of subsection (1) above, references in this Part of this Act to the relevant hospital order or restriction order shall be construed as references to the order under the provisions mentioned in that paragraph.
(5)In the case of a person within paragraph (c) of subsection (1) above, references in this Part of this Act to the relevant hospital order, the relevant transfer direction, the restriction order or the restriction direction or to a transfer direction under section 48 above shall be construed as references to the hospital order, transfer direction, restriction order, restriction direction or transfer direction under that section to which that person is treated as subject by virtue of the provisions mentioned in that paragraph.
(6)In this Part of this Act, unless the context otherwise requires, “hospital” means a hospital [F2, and “the responsible medical officer” means the responsible medical officer,]within the meaning of Part II of this Act.
[F3(7)In this Part of this Act any reference to the area of a tribunal is—
(a)in relation to a tribunal for a region of England, a reference to that region; and
(b)in relation to the tribunal for Wales, a reference to Wales.]
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F1Words substituted by Mental Health (Scotland) Act 1984 (c. 36, SIF 85), ss. 17(2), 127, Sch. 3 para. 50
F3S. 79(7) inserted (28.6.1995 for certain purposes, otherwise 1.4.1996) by 1995 c. 17, ss. 2(1)(3), 8, Sch. 1, Pt. III, para. 107(7)
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