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Changes over time for: Section 12
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There are currently no known outstanding effects for the Adult Support and Protection (Scotland) Act 2007, Section 12.
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12Criteria for granting assessment orderS
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The sheriff may grant an assessment order only if satisfied—
(a)that the council has reasonable cause to suspect that the person in respect of whom the order is sought is an adult at risk who is being, or is likely to be, seriously harmed,
(b)that the assessment order is required in order to establish whether the person is an adult at risk who is being, or is likely to be, seriously harmed, and
(c)as to the availability and suitability of the place at which the person is to be interviewed and examined.
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