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PART 6HOSPITAL DIRECTIONS

Transfer provisions

27.—(1) Where a hospital direction patient has been transferred in accordance with the provisions of section 29 of the 1984 Act as applied by schedule 2 of that Act, and no intimation of the transfer has yet been made in accordance with section 29(2) of the 1984 Act at 5th October 2005, such intimation shall be made within 7 days of the transfer.

(2) Where a hospital direction patient is transferred to a state hospital on or after 8th September 2005 and no appeal is lodged under section 29(4) of the 1984 Act by 5th October 2005, the patient shall be treated as if section 220 of the 2003 Act applied to that patient.

(3) Where a hospital direction patient is transferred to a state hospital on or after 8th September 2005 and an appeal is lodged under section 29(4) of the 1984 Act but not determined by 5th October 2005, section 29(4) shall continue to have effect in respect of that appeal.