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Mental Health and Cognitive Impairment Forensic Provisions Act 2020
124Application for extension order
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124 Application for extension order
124 Application for extension order
(1) An application for an extension order may be made in respect of a forensic patient only if the forensic patient is subject to—
(a) a limiting term, or
(b) an existing extension order.
(2) An application in respect of a forensic patient may not be made more than 6 months before—
(a) the end of the forensic patient’s limiting term, or
(b) the expiry of the existing extension order,
as appropriate.