PART 1THE 2003 ACT
Arrangements for treatment of prisoners
I135Compulsory treatment of prisoners
1
The Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003 is amended as follows.
2
In schedule 2 (the Mental Health Tribunal for Scotland), in paragraph 7—
a
in sub-paragraph (4), for the words “(other than proceedings relating solely to an application under section 255 or 256 of this Act)” there is substituted “
(other than excepted proceedings)
”
,
b
after sub-paragraph (4) there is inserted—
4A
For the purpose of sub-paragraph (4) above, the following are excepted proceedings—
a
proceedings relating solely to an application under section 255 or 256 of this Act, or
b
proceedings relating to an application for a compulsory treatment order in respect of a patient subject to—
i
a hospital direction, or
ii
a transfer for treatment direction.
3
In schedule 3 (application of Chapter 1 of Part 7 to certain patients), after paragraph 1 there is inserted—
1A
In the case of a patient subject to a hospital direction or a transfer for treatment direction, section 60(1) of this Act shall have effect as if, after paragraph (b), there were inserted—
ba
to the Scottish Ministers;