SCHEDULE 7Minor and consequential amendments

PART 1Amendments relating to Part 1

Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003 (asp 13)

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(1)

The Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003 is amended as follows.

(2)

In section 8(3) (duty to bring specific matters to attention of Scottish Ministers and others etc.), for paragraph (l) substitute—

“(la)

the Police Service of Scotland;”.

(3)

In section 17(2) (duties of the Scottish Ministers, local authorities and others as respects Commission), for paragraph (f) substitute—

“(fa)

the Police Service of Scotland;”.

(4)

In section 35(2)(a) (warrants relating to inquiries into individual cases), for sub-paragraph (iii), substitute—

“(iiia)

any constable of the Police Service of Scotland,”.

(5)

In section 292(3) (warrant to enter premises for purposes of taking patient)—

(a)

in paragraph (a), for sub-paragraph (iii) substitute—

“(iiia)

any constable of the Police Service of Scotland,”,

(b)

in paragraph (b), for the words from “of” where it first occurs to “situated” substitute “ of the Police Service of Scotland ”.

(6)

In section 293(3) (removal to place of safety), in paragraph (a), for paragraph (iii) substitute—

“(iiia)

any constable of the Police Service of Scotland,”.