Part 11

Hospital directions and transfer for treatment directions

Preliminary

Mental health officer’s duty to identify named person
205
1
This section applies where—
a
a hospital direction; or
b
a transfer for treatment direction,
is made in respect of a patient.
2
The mental health officer shall, as soon as practicable after the direction is made, take such steps as are reasonably practicable to ascertain the name and address of the patient’s named person.
S. 205 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)