There are currently no known outstanding effects for the Mental Health (Scotland) Act 2015, Section 39.
(1)The Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995 is amended as follows.
(2)In section 57 (disposal of case where accused found not criminally responsible or unfit for trial), in subsection (2)—
(a)in paragraph (a), for the words “authorising the detention of the person in a hospital” there is substituted “ (whether or not authorising the detention of the person in a hospital) ”,
(b)for paragraph (b) there is substituted—
“(b)subject to subsection (4A) below, make a restriction order in respect of the person (that is, in addition to a compulsion order authorising the detention of the person in a hospital);”.
Commencement Information
I1S. 39 in force at 30.6.2017 by S.S.I. 2017/197, art. 2, sch.
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