This section applies to persons who are detained under section 3 above, or admitted to a hospital in pursuance of a hospital order made under section 37 above, or transferred to a hospital in pursuance of F1a hospital direction made under section 45A above or a transfer direction made under section 47 or 48 above, and then cease to be detained and F2(whether or not immediately after so ceasing) leave hospital.

It shall be the duty of the F3Health Authority and of the local social services authority to provide, in co-operation with relevant voluntary agencies, after-care services for any person to whom this section applies until such time as the F3Health Authority and the local social services authority are satisfied that the person concerned is no longer in need of such services F4; but they shall not be so satisfied in the case of a patient who is subject to after-care under supervision at any time while he remains so subject.

Section 32 above shall apply for the purposes of this section as it applies for the purposes of Part II of this Act.

In this F6section “the Health Authority” means the Health Authority, and “the local social services authority” means the local social services authority, for the area in which the person concerned is resident or to which he is sent on discharge by the hospital in which he was detained.