Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003, Section 22 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 03 May 2025. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations.
(1)Subject to subsection (3) below, the persons mentioned in subsection (2) below shall each compile and maintain a list of medical practitioners who—
(a)have such qualifications and experience, and have undertaken such training, as may be specified in directions given by the Scottish Ministers; and
(b)are approved for the purposes of this paragraph by the Board concerned as having special experience in the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorder.
(2)Those persons are—
(a)a Health Board; and
(b)the State Hospitals Board for Scotland.
(3)A list compiled by a Health Board under subsection (1) above shall be compiled for its area.
(4)A medical practitioner included for the time being in any list maintained under subsection (1) above is referred to in this Act as an “approved medical practitioner”.
Commencement Information
I1S. 22 in force at 21.3.2005 for specified purposes by S.S.I. 2005/161, art. 2, Sch. 1
I2S. 22 in force at 5.10.2005 in so far as not already in force by S.S.I. 2005/161, art. 3 (as substituted (1.7.2005) by S.S.I. 2005/375, art. 2 and as amended (22.9.2005) by S.S.I. 2005/459, art. 2)
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