Section 96 — Family Proceedings Act 1980: Maintenance order in favour of mentally disordered person

96 Maintenance order in favour of mentally disordered person Where a maintenance order is made by a Court for the payment of a periodical sum in favour of a person who at the date of the making of the order is receiving care and treatment in a hospital as defined in section 2 of the Mental Health (Compulsory Assessment and Treatment) Act 1992 , the order may provide for— (a) The payment of a periodical sum in respect of periods while that person is receiving care and treatment in such a hospital; and (b) The payment of a different periodical sum in respect of periods while that person is not receiving care and treatment in such a hospital. Compare: 1968 No 62 s 82; 1971 No 59 s 15 Section 96 was amended by substituting the reference to the Mental Health (Compulsory Assessment and Treatment) Act 1992 (1992 No 46) for a reference to the repealed Mental Health Act 1969.