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6.—(1) Where the responsible medical officer of a patient who is subject to any of the following orders–
(a)an assessment order;
(b)a treatment order;
(c)a temporary compulsion order under section 54(1)(c) of the 1995 Act; or
(d)an interim compulsion order,
becomes aware that the patient has absconded or has been taken into custody after having absconded, the responsible medical officer shall notify the parties referred to in paragraph (2).
(2) Subject to paragraph (3), the parties referred to in paragraph (1) are–
(a)the court which imposed the order;
(b)the Commission; and
(c)the Scottish Ministers.
(3) Where the responsible medical officer of a patient who is subject to any of the following orders–
(a)an assessment order imposed prior to conviction;
(b)a treatment order imposed prior to conviction; or
(c)a temporary compulsion order under section 54(1)(c) of the 1995 Act,
becomes aware that the patient has absconded or been taken into custody after having absconded, the responsible medical officer shall, in addition to the parties referred to in paragraph (2), notify the prosecutor.
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