Part 7

Compulsory treatment orders
Chapter 5

Breach of orders

Revocation of certificates

Certificate under section 114(2): responsible medical officer’s duty to revoke
117
1
Where—
a
a patient’s responsible medical officer grants, by virtue of subsection (1)(c)(i) of section 114 of this Act, a certificate under subsection (2) of that section; and
b
the responsible medical officer determines that the order should not be varied as mentioned in section 93(2) of this Act,
the responsible medical officer shall revoke the certificate.
2
Where—
a
a patient’s responsible medical officer grants, by virtue of subsection (1)(c)(ii) of section 114 of this Act, a certificate under subsection (2) of that section; and
b
the responsible medical officer is not satisfied that if the patient does not continue to be detained in hospital it is reasonably likely that there will be a significant deterioration in the patient’s mental health,
the responsible medical officer shall revoke the certificate.
S. 117 in force at 5.10.2005 by S.S.I. 2005/161, art. 3 (as substituted (1.7.2005) by S.S.I. 2005/375, art. 2 and as amended (22.9.2005) by S.S.I. 2005/459, art. 2)