SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 10 N.I. Mental health: Northern Ireland

[F1 PART 2 N.I. Modifications of the Mental Health (Northern Ireland) Order 1986

Textual Amendments

F1 Sch. 10 Pt. 2 suspended (10.8.2020) by The Coronavirus Act 2020 (Suspension) Order (Northern Ireland) 2020 (S.R. 2020/141), arts. 1(1), 2(a) (with art. 3, Sch.)

Sch. 10 Pt. 2 revived (18.1.2021) by The Coronavirus Act 2020 (Revival) Order (Northern Ireland) 2021 (S.R. 2021/7), reg. 2(a)

Directions for the transfer of prisoners etc to hospital N.I.

12 (1) The Department of Justice in Northern Ireland may give a transfer direction under Article 53(1) (transfer of prisoners etc to hospital) if the Department— N.I.

(a) is satisfied that complying with the requirement under that provision for written reports from at least two registered medical practitioners, one of whom is an RQIA practitioner, is impractical or would involve undesirable delay, and

(b) is satisfied of the matters mentioned in paragraphs (a) and (b) of that provision by a written report from a single RQIA medical practitioner,

and any other conditions for the giving of the transfer direction are met.

(2) Article 54(1) has effect as if for “satisfied by the same reports as are required” there were substituted “ satisfied by the same report as is required ”.]

Commencement Information

I1 Sch. 10 para. 12 in force at 2.4.2020 by S.R. 2020/58, art. 2(c)