Subsection (4)(e) inserts a new subsection (4A) to the 1983 Act to bring forward the automatic referral period. Subparagraph (a) of the new subsection (4A) requires hospital managers to refer patients who are detained pursuant to an application for admission for assessment ("section 2 patients") whose detention has been extended under section 30B(4), to the Tribunal three months from the day on which the patient was detained under section 2 of the 1983 Act.
Periods for applications and references to the tribunal Section 31: References to tribunal Section 2 patients