Mental Capacity Act (Northern Ireland) 2016 No. 18

Prospective

PART 10 N.I. CRIMINAL JUSTICE

CHAPTER 3 N.I. DETENTION UNDER A PUBLIC PROTECTION ORDER WITHOUT RESTRICTIONS

Extension of the period of an order N.I.

First extension of period of order N.I.

181—(1) This section applies where—

(a) a person is liable to be detained under a public protection order without restrictions; and

(b) the initial period of the order has not ended.

(2) The period of the order may be extended for a period of 6 months, beginning immediately after the end of the initial period, by the making of an extension report (see section 183).

(3) In this Chapter “the initial period” of a public protection order without restrictions means the period of 6 months beginning with the date of the order.

(4) In this Part “the period” of a public protection order without restrictions means the period for which the person to whom the order relates is liable to be detained under the order.