Mental Health Act 2013
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68 Admission
(1) This section applies to a person who –
(a) is subject to a restriction order; or
(b) being subject to a supervision order, is apprehended under section 31 of the Criminal Justice (Mental Impairment) Act 1999 ; or
(c) is subject to an order under section 39(1)(b)(ii) of the Criminal Justice (Mental Impairment) Act 1999 ; or
(d) is subject to an order referred to in section 73 of the Sentencing Act 1997 providing or allowing for the person's admission to and detention in an SMHU; or
(e) is subject to an order under section 47 of the Justices Act 1959 committing the person to an SMHU; or
(f) is subject to an order under section 348 of the Criminal Code committing the person to an SMHU; or
(g) is subject to an order under section 105 of the Youth Justice Act 1997 remanding the person to an SMHU; or
(h) is subject to any other order of a court under the Criminal Justice (Mental Impairment) Act 1999 , Criminal Code Act 1924 , Justices Act 1959 , Sentencing Act 1997 or Youth Justice Act 1997 remanding or committing the person to or in, or otherwise requiring the person to be detained in, an SMHU; or
(i) if the person is a prisoner (but not a detainee under the ), the person's removal from a prison to an SMHU is directed under or ; or