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In this Part—
“country” includes a territory;
“detained in a hospital” means detained in a hospital under—
Part 3 of the Mental Health Act 1983 (c. 20),
Part 6 of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995 (c. 46) or the Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003 (asp 13), or
Part 3 of the Mental Health (Northern Ireland) Order (S.I. 1986/595 (N.I. 4));
“home address” means, in relation to a person—
the address of the person’s sole or main residence in the United Kingdom, or
where the person has no such residence, the address or location of a place in the United Kingdom where the person can regularly be found and, if there is more than one such place, such one of those places as the person may select;
“hospital order” means—
a hospital order within the meaning of the Mental Health Act 1983,
an order under Part 6 of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995, or
a hospital order within the meaning of the Mental Health (Northern Ireland) Order 1986 (S.I. 1986/595 (N.I. 4));
“passport” means—
a United Kingdom passport within the meaning of the Immigration Act 1971 (c. 77), or
a passport issued by or on behalf of the authorities of a country outside the United Kingdom or by or on behalf of an international organisation,
and includes any document that can be used (in some or all circumstances) instead of a passport;
“photograph” includes any process by means of which an image may be produced;
“release” from imprisonment or detention includes release on licence but not temporary release.
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