12(1)Section 25 (restrictions on discharge by nearest relative) is amended as follows.U.K.
(2)In subsection (1), after “shall not be made” insert “ under section 23 above ”.
(3)After that subsection insert—
“(1A)Subsection (1) above shall apply to an order for the discharge of a community patient as it applies to an order for the discharge of a patient who is liable to be detained in a hospital, but with the reference to the managers of the hospital being read as a reference to the managers of the responsible hospital.”
(4)In subsection (2), after “treatment” insert “ , or in respect of a community patient, ”.