Mental Health (Scotland) Act 2015 (asp 9)

PART 1 S THE 2003 ACT

Representation by named persons S

Yn ddilys o 30/06/2017

22 Named person not to be automatic S

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

(2) Sections 251 and 253 are repealed.

(3) In subsection (2) of section 318 (false statements), sub-paragraph (ii) of paragraph (b) is repealed.

(4) In the definition in subsection (1) of section 329 (interpretation) of “named person”, after the words “the person” there is inserted “ (if any) ”.