PART VI Mental Disorder

Interim compulsion orders

F153BReview and extension of interim compulsion order

(1)

The responsible medical officer shall, before the expiry of the period specified by the court under section 53(8)(b) of this Act, submit a report in writing to the court—

(a)

as to the matters mentioned in subsection (2) below; and

(b)

as to any matters specified by the court under section 53(2) of this Act.

(2)

The matters are—

(a)

whether the conditions mentioned in section 53(5) of this Act are met in respect of the offender;

(b)

the type (or types) of mental disorder that the offender has; and

(c)

whether it is necessary to extend the interim compulsion order to allow further time for the assessment mentioned in section 53(3)(b) of this Act.

(3)

The responsible medical officer shall, at the same time as such officer submits the report to the court, send a copy of such report to—

(a)

the offender; and

(b)

any solicitor acting for the offender.

(4)

The court may, on receiving the report submitted under subsection (1) above, if satisfied that the extension of the order is necessary, extend the order for such period (not exceeding 12 weeks beginning with the day on which the order would cease to have effect were such an extension not made) as the court may specify.

(5)

The court may extend an interim compulsion order under subsection (4) above for a period only if, by doing so, the total period for which the offender will be subject to the order does not exceed 12 months beginning with the day on which the order was first made.

(6)

The court may, under subsection (4) above, extend an interim compulsion order in the absence of the offender only if—

(a)

the offender is represented by counsel or a solicitor;

(b)

that counsel or solicitor is given an opportunity of being heard; and

(c)

the court is satisfied that it is—

(i)

impracticable; or

(ii)

inappropriate,

for the offender to be brought before it.

(7)

Subsections (1) to (9) of this section shall apply for the purposes of an interim compulsion order extended under subsection (4) above as they apply for the purposes of an interim compulsion order, references in those subsections to the period specified by the court under section 53(8)(b) of this Act being construed as references to the period specified by the court under subsection (4) above.

(8)

Where a report is submitted under subsection (1) above, the court may, before the expiry of the period specified by the court under section 53(8)(b) of this Act—

(a)

revoke the interim compulsion order and make one of the disposals mentioned in section 53(6) of this Act; or

(b)

revoke the interim compulsion order and deal with the offender in any way (other than by making an interim compulsion order) in which the court could have dealt with the offender if no such order had been made.

(9)

In this section—

“court” means the court which made the interim compulsion order; and

“responsible medical officer” means the responsible medical officer appointed in respect of the offender under section 230 of the Mental Health (Care and Treatment)(Scotland) Act 2003 (asp 13).