Central Mental Hospital (Relocation) Act 2020

Transfer of persons to Central Mental Hospital and transitional provisions

3. (1) Subject to subsections (2) and (3) every person who, immediately before the relocation day, is lawfully detained in the former Central Mental Hospital in accordance with a relevant provision shall, on and after that day, continue to be lawfully detained in the former Central Mental Hospital pending his or her transfer to the Central Mental Hospital.

(2) Every person in relation to whom subsection (1) applies shall, during the transitional period, be transferred to the Central Mental Hospital and shall, during his or her transfer, continue to be lawfully detained.

(3) Nothing in this section shall be construed so as to require a review of an order made in accordance with—

(a) section 14 or 15 of the Act of 2001, or

(b) section 4, 5 or 15 of the Act of 2006.

(4) In this section—

“relevant provision” means—

(a) section 202 or 203 of the Defence Act 1954 ,

(b) section 14, 15 or 21 of the Act of 2001, or

(c) section 4, 5 or 15 of the Act of 2006;

“transitional period” means the period beginning on the relocation day and ending on the day before the closure day.