PART 10CRIMINAL JUSTICE
CHAPTER 8RIGHTS OF REVIEW OF DETENTION UNDER PART 10
Applications and references to Tribunal: general
225Right to apply to Tribunal
1
Where the circumstances mentioned in the first column of the following table occur, a qualifying person (see section 226) may apply to the Tribunal within the period mentioned in the corresponding entry of the second column of the table.
Circumstances | Period for making application |
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A public protection order is made or a hospital direction or hospital transfer direction is given | The period of 6 months beginning with the date of the order or direction (“the initial period”) |
The period of a public protection order without restrictions is extended (under section 181 or 182 or Schedule 6) | The period—
|
A person is—
at the beginning of a relevant period | The relevant period |
2
In this section a “relevant period”, in relation to an order or direction, means—
a
the period of 6 months immediately following the initial period; or
b
any period of 12 months which begins with an anniversary of the date of the order or direction.
3
This section is subject to sections 236 and 237 (applications to Tribunal following conditional discharge of person subject to public protection order with restrictions).