PART 6 Functions of Nearest Relatives

Restriction on discharge by nearest relative

34.—(1) Any report given by the responsible clinician for the purposes of section 25 (restrictions on discharge by nearest relative)—

(a) must be in the form set out in Part 1 of Form NR 1; and

(b) the receipt of that report by—

(i) the managers of the hospital in which the patient is liable to be detained

(ii) the managers of the responsible hospital in the case of a community patient

must be in the form set out in Part 2 of Form NR 1.

(2) In addition to the methods of serving documents provided for by regulation 3(1), reports under this regulation may be furnished by–

(a) transmission by facsimile, or

(b) the transmission in electronic form of a reproduction of the report,

if the managers of the hospital agree.