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1(1)An order for detention under section 13(6) of this Act shall be sufficient authority for a constable, a social worker or any other person directed by the Court of Appeal to take the person to whom the order relates and convey him at any time within the period of seven days beginning with the date on which the order was made, to the hospital mentioned in that subsection.
(2)The Court of Appeal may give such directions as it thinks fit for the conveyance of the person to whom the order relates to a place of safety within the meaning of section 105(6) of the [1961 c. 15 (N.I.).] Mental Health Act (Northern Ireland) 1961 and his detention therein pending his admission to hospital within the said period of seven days.
(3)Where a person is ordered under section 13(6) of this Act to be detained in a hospital, the order shall be sufficient authority to detain him in the hospital in accordance with the provisions of the said Act of 1961, as applied by the next following paragraph.
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