Mental Capacity Act (Northern Ireland) 2016 No. 18

SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 2 Authorisation of short-term detention in hospital for examination etc

Part 3 Events terminating the authorisation

Expiry where failure to give P certain information

10.—(1) This paragraph applies if—

(a) pursuant to a report under paragraph 2, P is admitted to the hospital specified in the report; or

(b) P is treated under paragraph 1(5) as so admitted.

(2) If P is not given prescribed information by the managing authority of the hospital as soon as practicable after the admission or deemed admission, the failure to give P that information is an event which terminates the authorisation.