SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 1Remands under sections 9 and 10
Remand for medical examination and report
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1
This paragraph applies where—
a
the judge or the court has reason to think that a medical report will be needed, and
b
the judge or the court remands the person in order to enable a medical examination to take place and a report to be made.
2
If (in the case of a person aged 18 or over) the person is remanded in custody, the adjournment may not be for more than 3 weeks at a time.
3
If the person is remanded on bail, the adjournment may not be for more than 4 weeks at a time.
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1
If the judge or the court—
a
is satisfied, on the written or oral evidence of a registered medical practitioner, that there is reason to suspect that the person is suffering from mental disorder, and
b
is of the opinion that it would be impracticable for a report on the person's mental condition to be made if he or she were remanded on bail,
the judge or the court may remand the person to a hospital or registered establishment specified by the judge or the court for such a report to be made.
2
In sub-paragraph (1)—
“hospital” has the meaning given by section 145(1) of the Mental Health Act 1983;
“mental disorder” has the meaning given by section 1 of that Act (reading subsection (2B) of that section as if it included a reference to sub-paragraph (1) above);
“registered establishment” has the meaning given by 34(1) of that Act.
3
Subsections (4) to (10) of section 35 of the Mental Health Act 1983 apply for the purposes of sub-paragraph (1) with any necessary modifications (in particular, with references to the accused person being read as references to the person mentioned in that sub-paragraph, and references to the court being read as references to the judge or the court).