26(1)Section 120 (general protection of detained patients) is amended as follows.U.K.
(2)In subsection (1)—
(a)after “liable to be detained under this Act” insert “ or to community patients ”,
(b)in paragraph (a) after “registered establishments” insert “ and community patients in hospitals and establishments of any description and (if access is granted) other places ”, and
(c)in paragraph (b)—
(i)in sub-paragraph (i), after “this Act in” insert “ , or recalled under section 17E above to, ”, and
(ii)in sub-paragraph (ii), after “detained” insert “ or is or has been a community patient ”.
(3)In subsection (4)—
(a)in paragraph (a), for “registered establishment” substitute “ hospital or establishment of any description ”, and
(b)in paragraph (b), for “in a registered establishment” substitute “ under this Act or who is or has been a community patient ”.
(4)After subsection (7) insert—
“(8)In this section, “establishment of any description” has the same meaning as in section 119 above.”