Mental Health Act 1990 No 9
Repealed version for 2 June 2006 to 15 November 2007 (accessed 20 May 2013 at 07:14)
Chapter 4Part 3Section 61

61   Medical examination of continued treatment patients

The medical superintendent is required to medically examine or cause to be medically examined, at such intervals as may be prescribed, each continued treatment patient for the purpose of determining whether or not the patient’s continued detention in the hospital is necessary.
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