Section 26 of the Act substitutes the word nominated person for nearest relative in section 25 of the 1983 Act (restrictions on discharge by nearest relative). The current time limit under the 1983 Act of six months (i.e. the nearest relative cannot make another order for the discharge of the patient during six months within the date of the report) is also changed to three months. This is to reflect the changes in detention periods from six months to three months (see Section 29: Detention periods).
Nominated persons Section 26: Discharge of patients: role of nominated person