Mental Health (Scotland) Act 1984

76 Interpretation of Part VI.S

(1)In the following provisions of this Part of this Act, that is to say—

(a)section 60(2) and (3);

(b)section 61;

(c)section 62(1); and

(d)section 68

and in [F1section 59(3) of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995] any reference to a hospital order, a guardianship order or a restriction order in respect of a patient subject to a hospital order shall be construed as including a reference to any order or direction under this Part of this Act having the like effect as the first-mentioned order; and the exceptions and modifications set out in the Second Schedule to this Act in respect of the provisions of Part V of this Act described in that Schedule accordingly include those which are consequential on the provisions of this subsection.

(2)References in this Part of this Act to persons serving a sentence of imprisonment shall be construed in accordance with section 71(7) of this Act.

Textual Amendments

F1Words in s. 76 substituted (1.4.1996) by 1995 c. 40, ss. 5, 7(2), Sch. 4, para. 50(8)