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          <Strong>Part 7</Strong>
        </Number><Title>Compulsory treatment orders</Title><Chapter DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2003/13/part/7/chapter/4/2011-04-01" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2003/13/part/7/chapter/4" NumberOfProvisions="35" RestrictEndDate="2017-06-30" id="part-7-chapter-4" RestrictStartDate="2008-11-03"><Number>Chapter 4</Number><Title>Review of orders</Title><Pblock DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2003/13/part/7/chapter/4/crossheading/effect-of-interim-orders-on-calculation-of-time-periods-in-chapter/2011-04-01" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2003/13/part/7/chapter/4/crossheading/effect-of-interim-orders-on-calculation-of-time-periods-in-chapter" NumberOfProvisions="1" id="part-7-chapter-4-crossheading-effect-of-interim-orders-on-calculation-of-time-periods-in-chapter" RestrictStartDate="2005-10-05"><Title><Emphasis>Effect of interim orders on calculation of time periods in Chapter</Emphasis></Title><P1group RestrictStartDate="2005-10-05"><Title>Effect of interim orders on calculation of time periods in Chapter</Title><P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2003/13/section/110/2011-04-01" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2003/13/section/110" id="section-110"><Pnumber PuncAfter=""><CommentaryRef Ref="key-a3c3502dd47a7611bcfd020c20c7c4fb"/>110</Pnumber><P1para><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2003/13/section/110/1/2011-04-01" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2003/13/section/110/1" id="section-110-1"><Pnumber>1</Pnumber><P2para><Text>Subject to subsection (2) below, in calculating, for the purpose of this Chapter, the day on which a compulsory treatment order—</Text><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2003/13/section/110/1/a/2011-04-01" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2003/13/section/110/1/a" id="section-110-1-a"><Pnumber>a</Pnumber><P3para><Text>ceases;</Text></P3para></P3><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2003/13/section/110/1/b/2011-04-01" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2003/13/section/110/1/b" id="section-110-1-b"><Pnumber>b</Pnumber><P3para><Text>will cease; or</Text></P3para></P3><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2003/13/section/110/1/c/2011-04-01" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2003/13/section/110/1/c" id="section-110-1-c"><Pnumber>c</Pnumber><P3para><Text>would have ceased,</Text></P3para></P3><Text>to authorise the measures specified in it, there shall be left out of account any period for which the order is extended (or extended and varied) by an interim order under section 105 of this Act.</Text></P2para></P2><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2003/13/section/110/2/2011-04-01" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2003/13/section/110/2" id="section-110-2"><Pnumber>2</Pnumber><P2para><Text>Subsection (1) above does not apply as respects calculating that day for the purpose of that section.</Text></P2para></P2></P1para></P1></P1group></Pblock></Chapter></Part></Body></Primary><Commentaries><Commentary id="key-a3c3502dd47a7611bcfd020c20c7c4fb" Type="I"><Para><Text><CitationSubRef SectionRef="section-110" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2003/13/section/110" id="cbaz7a9h2-01803">S. 110</CitationSubRef> in force at 5.10.2005  by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2005/161" Class="ScottishStatutoryInstrument" Year="2005" Number="161" Title="Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003 (Commencement No. 4) Order 2005" id="cbaz7a9h2-01804">S.S.I. 2005/161</Citation>, <CitationSubRef SectionRef="article-3" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2005/161/article/3" CitationRef="cbaz7a9h2-01804" Operative="true" id="cbaz7a9h2-01805">art. 3</CitationSubRef> (as substituted (1.7.2005) by <Citation Class="ScottishStatutoryInstrument" Year="2005" Number="375" id="cbaz7a9h2-01806">S.S.I. 2005/375</Citation>, <CitationSubRef SectionRef="article-2" id="cbaz7a9h2-01807">art. 2</CitationSubRef> and as amended (22.9.2005) by <Citation Class="ScottishStatutoryInstrument" Year="2005" Number="459" id="cbaz7a9h2-01808">S.S.I. 2005/459</Citation>, <CitationSubRef SectionRef="article-2" id="cbaz7a9h2-01809">art. 2</CitationSubRef>)</Text></Para></Commentary></Commentaries></Legislation>