8(1)A person is an exempt individual on a particular day if at any time on the day one or more of the following paragraphs applies to him—
(a)he is a patient who has his sole or main residence in a hospital;
(b)he is detained under Part II of the M1Mental Health Act 1983 in a hospital;
(c)he is detained under section 46, 47 or 48 of that Act in a hospital.
(2 )[F1“Hospital” means -.
(a)a health service hospital within the meaning of the National Health Service Act 1977; and
(b)a military, air-force or naval unit or establishment in England and Wales at or in which medical or surgical treatment is provided for persons subject–
(i)by virtue of section 205 of the Army Act 1955, to military law;
(ii)by virtue of section 205 of the Air Force Act 1955, to air-force law; or
(iii)by virtue of section 111 of the Naval Discipline Act 1957, to that Act.]
(3)The Secretary of State may by order substitute another definition for the definition of hospital for the time being effective for the purposes of this paragraph.
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F1Definition in Sch. 1 para. 8(2) substituted (16.4.1991) by S.I. 1991/739, art.2
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