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Transfer of patients. 31.(1) [A Health and Social Services Board] may arrange for the transfer from one hospital to another hospital, of a patient who is liable to be detained in hospital by virtue of an application for admission. (2) Where a patient is transferred to another hospital by virtue of sub-section (1), the provisions of this Part shall apply to him as if (a)the application for admission by virtue of which he was liable to be detained in hospital were an application for admission to the hospital to which he is transferred; and (b)he had been admitted to that hospital at the time when he was originally admitted in pursuance of the application. (3) [A Health and Social Services Board] may arrange for the transfer (a)of a patient who is subject to guardianship under this Part, from the guardianship of any person into the guardianship of any other person, or to a hospital; (b)of a patient who is liable to be detained in hospital by virtue of an application for admission, into the guardianship of any person. (4) Where a patient is transferred into the guardianship of another person by virtue of paragraph (a) of sub-section (3), the provisions of this Part shall apply to him as if the guardianship application by virtue of which he is subject to guardianship under this Part were for his reception into the guardianship of that person and had been accepted at the time when it was originally accepted. (5) Where a patient is transferred to a hospital by virtue of paragraph (a) of sub-section (3), the provisions of this Part shall apply to him as if (a)the guardianship application by virtue of which he was subject to guardianship under this Act were an application for admission to that hospital; and (b)he had been admitted to that hospital at the time when the application was originally accepted and a medical report had been made in respect of him at that time. (6) Where a patient is transferred into the guardianship of any person by virtue of paragraph (b) of sub-section (3), the provisions of this Part shall apply to him as if the application for admission by virtue of which he was liable to be detained in hospital were a guardianship application duly accepted at the time when he was originally admitted to hospital in pursuance of the application. (7) Arrangements for the transfer of a patient under any provision of this section may be made subject to such conditions as may be prescribed. (8) A patient who, having attained the age of sixteen years, is transferred from guardianship to a hospital by virtue of paragraph (a) of sub-section (3) may, within the period of six months beginning with the day on which he is so transferred, apply to the Review Tribunal.
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