Mental Capacity Act 2005

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[F167E+WFor the purposes of paragraphs 68 to 73 there is an unauthorised deprivation of liberty if—

(a)a person is already a detained resident in a hospital or care home, and

(b)the detention of the person is not authorised as mentioned in section 4A.]

Textual Amendments

F1Sch. A1 omitted (16.5.2019 for specified purposes) by virtue of Mental Capacity (Amendment) Act 2019 (c. 18), s. 6(3), Sch. 2 para. 2(c)