14Additional written notices for particular registrable persons—the Act, s 5(2)

14 Additional written notices for particular registrable persons—the Act, s 5(2)

14 Additional written notices for particular registrable persons—the Act, s 5(2)

(1) This section applies if a supervising authority is required to give a statutory notice—

(a) for a registrable person who is a forensic patient—under section 9(2)(b) or the Act, section 5(1), or

(b) for a registrable person who is a correctional patient—under section 9(2)(d) or the Act, section 5(1).

(2) If, in the supervising authority’s opinion, the registrable person is incapable of understanding the statutory notice, the supervising authority must keep a record of that fact.

(3) If, in the supervising authority’s opinion, the registrable person later becomes capable of understanding the statutory notice, the supervising authority must, as soon as reasonably practicable after forming that opinion, give the registrable person a new copy of the statutory notice.

(4) To avoid doubt, this section applies even if the supervising authority has taken measures under section 15 to help the registrable person understand the statutory notice.