Part VI U.K. Removal and Return of Patients Within United Kingdom, etc.

Return of patients absent without leave U.K.

89 Patients absent from hospitals in the Channel Islands or Isle of Man. E+W

(1) Any person who under any provision corresponding to section 18 above or 138 below may be taken into custody in any of the Channel Islands or the Isle of Man may be taken into custody in, and returned to the island in question from, England and Wales by an approved social worker or a constable.

(2) This section does not apply to any person who is subject to guardianship.