Crime (Sentences) Act 1997

10After section 82A of the 1984 Act there shall be inserted the following section—

82BTransfer of responsibility for patients to Channel Islands or Isle of Man.

If it appears to the Secretary of State, in the case of a patient who—

(a)is subject to a restriction order under section 59 of the [1995 c. 46.] Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995; and

(b)has been conditionally discharged under section 64 or 68 of this Act,

that a transfer under this section would be in the interests of the patient, the Secretary of State may, with the consent of the authority exercising corresponding functions in any of the Channel Islands or in the Isle of Man, transfer responsibility for the patient to that authority.