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(1)Subject to the provisions of this section and section 25 below, a patient who is for the time being liable to be detained or subject to guardianship under this Part of this Act shall cease to be so liable or subject if an order in writing discharging him from detention or guardianship (in this Act referred to as " an order for discharge ") is made in accordance with this section.
(2)An order for discharge may be made in respect of a patient—
(a)where the patient is liable to be detained in a hospital in pursuance of an application for admission for assessmeat or for treatment by the responsible medical officer, by the managers or by the nearest relative of the patient;
(b)where the patient is subject to guardianship, by the responsible medical officer, by the responsible local social services authority or by the nearest relative of the patient.
(3)Where the patient is liable to be detained in a mental nursing home in pursuance of an application for admission for assessment or for treatment, an order for his discharge may, without prejudice to subsection (2) above, be made by the Secretary of State and, if the patient is maintained under a contract with a Regional Health Authority, District Health Authority or special health authority, by that authority.
(4)The powers conferred by this section on any authority or body of persons may be exercised by any three or more members of that authority or body authorised by them in that behalf or by three or more members of a committee or subcommittee of that authority or body which has been authorised by them in that behalf.
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