When is the deadline for section 3 (admission for treatment) - patient's application to the tribunal?
The catalogue records a 6 months period from The day on which the patient is admitted to hospital in pursuance of an application for admission for treatment under s.3. This draft page remains free only until its source, worked example and limits are reviewed.
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- Period
- 6 months
- Trigger
- The day on which the patient is admitted to hospital in pursuance of an application for admission for treatment under s.3
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- None. No extension power; s.77(1) bars applications outside the periods expressly provided by the Act, and HESC Rule 5(3)(a) cannot override a time limit in another enactment.
- CURRENCY WARNING. MHA 2025 s.30(1) substitutes 'three months' for 'six months' here. NOT in force as at 25 July 2026 (awaiting commencement regulations). The operative period today remains six months. Only one application may be made in the period: see s.77(2). Note s.66(2A): a community patient recalled to hospital under s.17E does not get a fresh s.66(1)(b) right.