Commentary on Sections
Part 9 - Compulsion Orders
Chapter 1: duties following making of order
Section 138: mental health officer’s duty to identify named person
275.Section 138 provides that as soon as practicable after a compulsion order is made, the patient’s mental health officer must take reasonable steps to find out the name and address of the patient’s named person.
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