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(1) On the expiry of the period specified by a court or by this Act, the involuntary patient shall be discharged.

(2) Where the psychiatrist or head of a facility is satisfied that the involuntary patient warrants earlier discharge, the involuntary patient shall be discharged and information given to the court or Tribunal accordingly.

(3) Where a referred patient who has been satisfactorily treated, is facing trial and is fit to stand trial, the head of the facility shall report the patient to the nearest police authority for the patient to be sent to the source of referral and the referring agency shall fetch the patient from the hospital within thirty days of the report.

(4) Where the person is not fetched by the referring agency within thirty days of the report, the head of a facility shall report the case to the Tribunal which may discharge the patient.