SCHEDULEMODIFICATION OF THE PROVISIONS OF SECTIONS 35A TO 35C OF THE MENTAL HEALTH (SCOTLAND) ACT 1984
Section 35B (Community care applications)2
1
In section 35B—
a
subsection (1) shall be deleted;
b
for subsection (2) there shall be substituted—
2
Before making a community care application the applicant shall—
a
consult the persons specified in subsection (3) below, and
b
consider the matters specified in subsection (5) below.
c
for subsection (3)(b) there shall be substituted—
b
the persons who have been principally concerned with the patient’s medical treatment while he was subject to after-care under supervision in England and Wales;
d
for subsection (3)(d) there shall be substituted—
d
the person who was the patient’s supervisor while he was subject to after-care under supervision and the person who is to be the patient’s after-care officer;
2
In sections 35B(3)(e) and (f), 35B(4), 35B(6)(a) and (d), and 35B(10) for “the responsible medical officer” there shall be substituted “the applicant”.