Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003

Interpretation of ChapterS

273Interpretation of ChapterS

[F1(1)]In this Chapter—

  • relevant Health Board” means, in relation to a patient of such description as may be specified in regulations, the Health Board, or Special Health Board—

    (a)

    of such description as may be so specified; or

    (b)

    determined under such regulations; and

  • [F2relevant patient” means a patient whose detention in hospital is authorised by—

    (a)

    if the patient is also subject to a restriction order, a compulsion order,

    (b)

    a hospital direction, or

    (c)

    a transfer for treatment direction.]

[F3(2)In this Chapter, a reference to a hospital may be read as a reference to a hospital unit.

(3)For the purposes of this Chapter, “hospital unit” means any part of a hospital which is treated as a separate unit.]

Textual Amendments

F1Words in s. 273 renumbered as s. 273(1) (16.11.2015) by Mental Health (Scotland) Act 2015 (asp 9), ss. 18(2)(a), 61(2); S.S.I. 2015/361, art. 2

F2Words in s. 273 substituted (16.11.2015) by Mental Health (Scotland) Act 2015 (asp 9), ss. 16(6), 61(2); S.S.I. 2015/361, art. 2

Commencement Information

I1Part 17 Chapter 3 (ss. 264 - 273) in force 1.5.2006 or such earlier day as the Scottish Ministers may by order appoint, see s. 333(2)

I2S. 273 in force at 6.1.2006 for specified purposes by S.S.I. 2005/161, art. 4, Sch. 2

I3S. 273 in force at 1.5.2006 or such earlier day as the Scottish Ministers may by order appoint, see s. 333(2)