[F152KProsecutor’s power to apply for treatment orderS
(1)Where—
(a)a person has been charged with an offence;
(b)a relevant disposal has not been made in the proceedings in respect of the offence; and
(c)it appears to the prosecutor that the person has a mental disorder,
the prosecutor may apply to the court for an order under section 52M of this Act (in this Act referred to as a “treatment order”) in respect of that person.
(2)Where the prosecutor applies for a treatment order under subsection (1) above, the prosecutor shall, as soon as reasonably practicable after making the application, inform the persons mentioned in subsection (3) below of the making of the application.
(3)Those persons are—
(a)the person in respect of whom the application is made;
(b)any solicitor acting for the person; and
(c)in a case where the person is in custody, the Scottish Ministers.
(4)In this section, “court” and “relevant disposal” have the same meanings as in section 52B of this Act.]
Textual Amendments
F1Ss. 52A-52U inserted (5.10.2005) by Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003 (asp 13), ss. 130, 333(1)-(4); S.S.I. 2005/161, art. 3 (as amended (27.9.2005) by S.S.I. 2005/465, art. 2, sch. 1 para. 32(13)(a)(i)(ii), sch. 2)