Citation, commencement and interpretation1.

(1)

These Regulations may be cited as the Mental Health (Form of Documents) (Scotland) Regulations 2006 and shall come into force on 6th February 2006.

(2)

In these Regulations–

(a)

“the 2003 Act” means the Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003; and

(b)

any reference to a numbered section is a reference to the section bearing that number in the 2003 Act.

Form of documents2.

Any document required or authorised to be prepared by virtue of a section of the 2003 Act listed in column 1 of Schedule 1 shall contain the particulars set out in the corresponding form listed in column 2 of that Schedule and set out in Schedule 2 and shall be used in the circumstances specified in column 3 of Schedule 1.

Revocation3.

The Mental Health (Form of Documents) (Scotland) Regulations 20052 are revoked.
LEWIS MACDONALD
Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers

St Andrew’s House,

Edinburgh