Part 17 Patient representation etc.

Chapter 3 Detention in conditions of excessive security

Interpretation of Chapter

273 Interpretation of Chapter

In this Chapter—

• “relevant Health Board” means, in relation to a patient of such description as may be specified in regulations, the Health Board, or Special Health Board—

  (a)

  of such description as may be so specified; or

  (b)

  determined under such regulations; and

• “relevant patient” means—

  (a)

  in sections 264 to 267 of this Act—

  (i)

  a patient whose detention in hospital is authorised by a compulsion order and who is also subject to a restriction order; or

  (ii)

  a patient whose detention in hospital is authorised by a hospital direction or a transfer for treatment direction;

  (b)

  in sections 268 to 271 of this Act—

  (i)

  a qualifying patient whose detention in hospital is authorised by a compulsion order and who is also subject to a restriction order; or

  (ii)

  a qualifying patient whose detention in hospital is authorised by a hospital direction or a transfer for treatment direction.