Part 13Parts 8, 10 and 11: suspension
Assessment orders
222Certificate under section 221: revocation by responsible medical officer
(1)
Subsection (2) below applies where a certificate is granted under section 221(2) of this Act.
(2)
If the patient’s responsible medical officer is satisfied that it is necessary—
(a)
in the interests of the patient; or
(b)
for the protection of any other person,
that the certificate be revoked, the responsible medical officer may revoke the certificate.
(3)
Where, under subsection (2) above, the responsible medical officer revokes a certificate, the responsible medical officer shall, as soon as practicable after the revocation, give notice of it to—
(a)
the patient;
(b)
where a person is authorised for the purposes of section 221(6)(a) of this Act, that person; and
(c)
the Scottish Ministers.