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(1) A person received into a mental health facility under a certificate of urgency may be detained in that mental health facility as an urgent case for a period not exceeding seventy-two hours.

(2) Where the person detained is not discharged before seventy- two hours by the psychiatrist or head of the facility, information shall be given to the Tribunal in accordance with section 41 within that period unless the person opts to become a voluntary patient.

(3) Where a court order for temporary treatment is not obtained within the seventy-two hours, the person detained shall be released at the expiry of that period or can opt to become a voluntary patient.