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Amendment of section 207 of Principal Act.
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25.—(1) The following paragraphs are hereby added to subsection (2) of section 207 of the Principal Act :
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“(d) on being transferred thereto such person may, notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, be detained therein until he is sent to a district mental hospital or other institution or discharged under this section or his death,
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(e) if the Minister decides not to make an order under paragraph (c) of this subsection, he shall give notice to that effect to the person in charge of the district mental hospital or other institution,
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(f) if the Minister gives notice as aforesaid, such person, if he is a person ordinarily resident in another mental hospital district, may, notwithstanding paragraph, (a) of this subsection, be sent at any time to the district mental hospital for that district,
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(g) detention of such person pursuant to paragraph (a) of this subsection or after his having been sent pursuant to paragraph (f) of this subsection shall be regarded as detention under a chargeable patient reception order or a private patient reception order (as may be appropriate).”
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(2) The following words are hereby added to subsection (3) of section 207 of the Principal Act: “or, if he is ordinarily resident in another mental hospital district, the sending of him to the district mental hospital for that district, and detention of such person after his having been sent back or sent as aforesaid shall be regarded as detention under a chargeable patient reception order or a private patient reception order (as may be appropriate)”.
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