Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003

323Suspension of decision of Tribunal pending determination of certain appealsS

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(1)Where the Scottish Ministers appeal under section 322(2) of this Act against any decision of the Tribunal under section 193 of this Act, or a decision of the Tribunal to make a direction under section 215(3) or (4) of this Act, the Court of Session may, on the motion of the Scottish Ministers, order—

(a)that the patient in respect of whom the Tribunal’s decision was made shall continue, subject to subsection (2) below, to be detained; and

(b)that both the compulsion order and restriction order or, as the case may be, the hospital direction or transfer for treatment direction to which the patient is subject shall continue to have effect accordingly.

(2)An order under subsection (1) above has the effect of continuing the patient’s detention—

(a)in a case where no appeal is made to the [F1Supreme Court] against the decision of the Court of Session under section 322(2) of this Act, until the expiry of the time allowed to so appeal to the [F1Supreme Court]; or

(b)in a case where such an appeal is made, until it is abandoned or finally determined.

Textual Amendments

Commencement Information

I1S. 323 in force at 5.10.2005 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)