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Changes over time for: Section 52E


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Point in time view as at 13/12/2010.
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Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995, Section 52E is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 09 March 2025. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations.

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[52EAssessment order made ex proprio motu: application of section 52DS
(1)Where—
(a)a person has been charged with an offence;
(b)the person has not been sentenced; and
(c)it appears to the court that the person has a mental disorder,
the court may, subject to subsections (2) and (3) below, make an assessment order in respect of that person.
(2)The court may make an assessment order under subsection (1) above only if it would make one under subsections (2) to (11) of section 52D of this Act; and those subsections shall apply for the purposes of subsection (1) above as they apply for the purposes of subsection (1) of that section, references in those subsections to the person in respect of whom the application is made being construed as references to the person in respect of whom it is proposed to make an assessment order.
(3)An assessment order made under subsection (1) above shall, for the purposes of this Act and the Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003 (asp 13), be treated as if made under section 52D(2) of this Act.
(4)In this section, “court” has the same meaning as in section 52B of this Act.]
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