SCHEDULE 1MODIFICATION OF ENACTMENTS
Representation of the People Act 1983 (c. 2)
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The Representation of the People Act 1983 is amended as follows.
2
In section 3A (disfranchisement of offenders detained in mental hospitals)16 in subsection (3)–
a
in paragraph (a), after “57(2)(a) or (b)” insert “, 57A(2)”; and
b
in paragraph (b), for “section 69 of the Mental Health (Scotland) Act 1984 or section 71 of that Act (being a person to whom that section applies by virtue of subsection (2)(a) of that section)” substitute “section 136 of the Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003”.
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In section 7 (residence: patients in mental hospitals who are not detained offenders or on remand)17, in subsection (6)(b), for “Mental Health (Scotland) Act 1984” substitute “Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003”.
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In section 7A (residence: persons remanded in custody etc.)18, in subsection (6)(d), for “a committal to a hospital under section 52” substitute “an assessment order under section 52D or a treatment order under section 52M”.