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Amendment of section 169 of Principal Act.
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12.—Section 169 of the Principal Act is hereby amended by the substitution of “a registered medical practitioner” for “the authorised medical officer” and the substitution of the following paragraphs for paragraphs (a) and (b):
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“(a) the person to whom the certificate is issued may present it to the member of the Garda Síochána in charge of any Garda Síochána station,
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(b) thereupon that member shall—
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(i) request the resident medical superintendent of the district mental hospital mentioned in the recommendation to arrange for an escort, or
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(ii) himself arrange for such escort as, in his opinion, is necessary,
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(c) if a request as aforesaid is made—
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(i) the resident medical superintendent may, in his discretion, arrange for such escort as, in his opinion, is necessary,
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(ii) where the resident medical superintendent indicates that he does not intend to arrange for an escort, the member of the Garda Síochána shall himself arrange for such escort as, in his opinion, is necessary.”
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