Mental Health (Scotland) Act 2015 (asp 9)

PART 1 THE 2003 ACT

Emergency, short-term and temporary steps

5 Short-term detention in hospital

(1) The Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003 is amended as follows.

(2) In subsection (2) of section 44 (short-term detention in hospital), after paragraph (c) there is inserted—

“(ca) section 113(5) of this Act;”.

(3) In section 46 (hospital managers’ duties: notification)—

(a) in subsection (3), the words “, and send a copy of it,” are repealed,

(b) after subsection (3) there is inserted—

“(4) When giving notice under subsection (2) or (3) above, the managers of the hospital are to send a copy of the certificate to each recipient of the notice.”.