Scottish Statutory Instruments
2015 No. 364
Mental Health
The Mental Health (Detention in Conditions of Excessive Security) (Scotland) Regulations 2015
Made
29th October 2015
Coming into force
16th November 2015
The Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 271A of the Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003(1) and all other powers enabling them to do so.
In accordance with section 326(4) of that Act(2), a draft of this instrument has been laid before and approved by resolution of the Scottish Parliament.
2003 asp 13 (“the 2003 Act”). Section 271A of the 2003 Act is inserted by section 16(5) of the Mental Health (Scotland) Act 2015 (asp 9) (“the 2015 Act”). By virtue of section 17(1) of the 2015 Act, regulations may be made by virtue of section 271A of the 2003 Act prior to section 16(5) of the 2015 Act coming into force.
Section 326(4) of the 2003 Act has been modified by paragraph 5 of schedule 3 to the Interpretation and Legislative Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 10) and relevantly amended by section 16(7) of the 2015 Act. By virtue of section 17(2) of the 2015 Act, the amendment made by section 16(7) of that Act is deemed to be in effect for the purposes of these Regulations.