Part 17Patient representation etc.

Chapter 3Detention in conditions of excessive security

Interpretation of Chapter

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In this Chapter—

  • relevant Health Board” means, in relation to a patient of such description as may be specified in regulations, the Health Board, or Special Health Board—

    1. a

      of such description as may be so specified; or

    2. b

      determined under such regulations; and

  • F1relevant patient” means a patient whose detention in hospital is authorised by—

    1. a

      if the patient is also subject to a restriction order, a compulsion order,

    2. b

      a hospital direction, or

    3. c

      a transfer for treatment direction.

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In this Chapter, a reference to a hospital may be read as a reference to a hospital unit.

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For the purposes of this Chapter, “hospital unit” means any part of a hospital which is treated as a separate unit.