The Mental Health (Scotland) Act 2015 (Commencement No. 4 and Transitional and Savings Provisions) Order 2017

Section 87A of the 2003 Act: further information where compulsory treatment order extended

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3.  Despite the commencement of section 2 of the Act, section 87A (further information where order extended) of the 2003 Act(1) has no effect where the determination made by the responsible medical officer under section 86 (responsible medical officer’s duty to extend order) of that Act is made before the appointed day.

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Section 87A is inserted by section 2 of the Mental Health (Scotland) Act 2015 (asp 9, “the Act”).