PART 1THE 2003 ACT
Orders regarding level of security
I118Meaning of hospital in sections 264 to 273 of the 2003 Act
1
The Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003 is amended as follows.
2
In section 273 (interpretation of Chapter)—
a
the words up to the end of the definition of “relevant patient” become subsection (1),
b
after that subsection there is inserted—
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.