Legislation

Section 21A – Patients who are taken into custody or return within 28 days

Introduction

This section sets out the consequences for a patient who (a) is absent without leave when a form of authority to control the patient is about to expire (b) is returned to hospital or some other place where s/he is supposed to be, forcibly or voluntarily, within (c) 28 days of the first day of […]

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