Prospective
Transfer of civil prisoner or immigration detainee to hospitalN.I.
214—(1) Where—
(a)a person is a civil prisoner or an immigration detainee, and
(b)the conditions for giving a direction under this section are met (see section 223),
the Department of Justice may by warrant direct that that person be removed to a hospital specified in the direction.
(2) The managing authority of the hospital specified in the direction must—
(a)admit the person; and
(b)detain him or her in accordance with section 215.
(3) In this section—
“a civil prisoner” means a person committed by a court to prison for a limited term, other than a person serving a relevant sentence (as defined by section 211);
“an immigration detainee” means a person detained under the Immigration Act 1971 or under section 62 of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002.