Ill-treatment and wilful neglect of mentally disordered person
32Penalty for ill-treatment and wilful neglect of mentally disordered person
In section 315 of the Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003 (ill-treatment and wilful neglect of mentally disordered person)—
(a)in subsection (3)(b), for “2” substitute “5”,
(b)for subsection (4), substitute—
“(4)In subsection 1(c), “provides care services” means anything done—
(a)by a care service,
(b)by an employee of a care service, or
(c)in the course of a service provided or supplied by a care service,
whether by virtue of a contract of employment or any other contract or in circumstances as may be prescribed by regulations.”,
(c)after subsection (4), insert—
“(5)For the purposes of subsection (4), “care service” means a service mentioned in section 47(1)(a), (b), (d), (f), (g), (j) or (m) of the Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010.”.