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

273 Interpretation of Chapter S

[F1 (1)] In this Chapter—

• “relevant Health Board” means, in relation to a patient of such description as may be specified in regulations, the Health Board, or Special Health Board—

  (a)

  of such description as may be so specified; or

  (b)

  determined under such regulations; and

• [F2 “relevant patient” means a patient whose detention in hospital is authorised by—

  (a)

  if the patient is also subject to a restriction order, a compulsion order,

  (b)

  a hospital direction, or

  (c)

  a transfer for treatment direction.]

[F3 (2) In this Chapter, a reference to a hospital may be read as a reference to a hospital unit.

(3) For the purposes of this Chapter, “hospital unit” means any part of a hospital which is treated as a separate unit.]

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in s. 273 renumbered as s. 273(1) (16.11.2015) by Mental Health (Scotland) Act 2015 (asp 9), ss. 18(2)(a), 61(2); S.S.I. 2015/361, art. 2

F2 Words in s. 273 substituted (16.11.2015) by Mental Health (Scotland) Act 2015 (asp 9), ss. 16(6), 61(2); S.S.I. 2015/361, art. 2

F3 S. 273(2)(3) inserted (16.11.2015) by Mental Health (Scotland) Act 2015 (asp 9), ss. 18(2)(b), 61(2); S.S.I. 2015/361, art. 2

Commencement Information

I1 Part 17 Chapter 3 (ss. 264 - 273) in force 1.5.2006 or such earlier day as the Scottish Ministers may by order appoint, see s. 333(2)

I2 S. 273 in force at 6.1.2006 for specified purposes by S.S.I. 2005/161, art. 4, Sch. 2

I3 S. 273 in force at 1.5.2006 or such earlier day as the Scottish Ministers may by order appoint, see s. 333(2)