Part V Admission to and Detention in Hospital and Guardianship
Functions of relatives of patients
F154 Children and young persons in care of local authority.
Where—
F2(a)
the parental rights and responsibilities in relation to a patient who is a child or young person have been transferred to a local authority by virtue of section 86(1) of the Children (Scotland) Act 1995;
(b)
a patient who is a child or young person is in the care of a local authority by virtue of a care order made under the Children Act 1989,
the authority shall be deemed to be the nearest relative of the patient in preference to any person except the patient’s husband or wife (if any).