http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2007/12

SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 3Supervised community treatment: further amendments to 1983 Act

Discharge

12 (1)

Section 25 (restrictions on discharge by nearest relative) is amended as follows.

(2)

In subsection (1), after “shall not be made” insert “ under section 23 above ”.

(3)

After that subsection insert—

“(1A)
Subsection (1) above shall apply to an order for the discharge of a community patient as it applies to an order for the discharge of a patient who is liable to be detained in a hospital, but with the reference to the managers of the hospital being read as a reference to the managers of the responsible hospital.”

(4)

In subsection (2), after “treatment” insert “ , or in respect of a community patient, ”.