http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2007/10/section/12/2008-10-29Adult Support and Protection (Scotland) Act 2007An Act of the Scottish Parliament to make provision for the purposes of protecting adults from harm; to require the establishment of committees with functions relating to the safeguarding of adults who are at risk of harm; to amend the law relating to incapable adults; to remove an individual's liability for expenses incurred by councils in performing certain functions in relation to the individual's spouse or child; to allow the Scottish Ministers to delegate their functions relating to councils' duty to pay sums for the purposes of securing community care services; to make provision entitling a council to recover expenses incurred in providing social services to persons who are not ordinarily resident in the council's area; to allow the Public Guardian to intervene in court proceedings; to amend the law relating to mentally disordered persons; and for connected purposes.texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2018-03-14Expert Participation2008-10-29 Part 1 Protection of adults at risk of harm<Emphasis>Assessment orders</Emphasis>Criteria for granting assessment order12The sheriff may grant an assessment order only if satisfied—athat 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,bthat 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, andcas to the availability and suitability of the place at which the person is to be interviewed and examined.S. 12 in force at 29.10.2008 by S.S.I. 2008/314, art. 2
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