MENTAL HEALTH ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 1961 - SECT 29 Leave of absence from hospital.

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MENTAL HEALTH ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 1961 - SECT 29

Leave of absence from hospital.

29.(1) The responsible medical officer may grant to any patient who is for the
time being liable to be detained in a hospital under this Part leave to be
absent from the hospital subject to such conditions, if any, as that officer
considers necessary in the interests of the patient or for the protection of
other persons.

(2) Leave of absence may be granted to a patient under this section either on
specified occasions or for any specified period; and where leave is so granted
for a specified period, that period may be extended by further leave granted
in the absence of the patient.

(3) Where it appears to the responsible medical officer that it is necessary
to do so in the interests of the patient or for the protection of other
persons, he may, upon granting leave of absence under this section, direct
that the patient remain in custody during his absence; and where leave of
absence is so granted the patient may be kept in the custody of any officer of
[a Health and Social Services Board], or of any other person authorised in
writing by [the Health and Social Services Board administering] the hospital.

(4) Where

(a)a patient is absent from a hospital in pursuance of leave of absence
granted under this section; and

(b)it appears to the responsible medical officer that it is necessary to do so
in the interests of the patient's health or safety or for the protection of
other persons or because the patient is not receiving proper care;

(5) A patient to whom leave of absence is granted under this section shall not
be recalled under sub-section (4) after he has ceased to be liable to be
detained under this Part.

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MENTAL HEALTH ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 1961 - SECT 29