1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Adults with Incapacity (Management of Residents' Finances) (Scotland) Regulations 2003 and shall come into force on 1st April 2003.
(2) In these Regulations–
(a)“the Act” means the Adults with Incapacity (Scotland) Act 2000; and
(b)“financial year” means a period beginning on 1st April in one year and ending on 31st March in the following year.
2. The certificate issued by a medical practitioner under section 37(2) of the Act (certificate of incapacity of managing affairs) shall be in the form set out in Schedule 1 to these Regulations.
3.—(1) The evidence which the supervisory body shall take into account in reaching a decision under section 37(8) of the Act (as to whether a direction should be given authorising the managers of an authorised establishment to dispense with certain matters) shall be the evidence provided in two certificates, each signed by a medical practitioner certifying as to whether or not, in the opinion of that medical practitioner, it would pose a serious risk to the health of the resident for the resident to be–
(a)notified that the resident is to be examined under section 37(2) of the Act;
(b)sent a copy of the certificate issued by a medical practitioner under that section (certificate of incapacity of managing affairs); or
(c)notified that the managers of the authorised establishment intend to manage the resident’s affairs.
(2) A certificate granted under paragraph (1) shall be in the form set out in Schedule 2 to these Regulations.
(3) Each certificate under paragraph (1) shall be prepared and signed by a medical practitioner who has examined the resident outwith the presence of the other medical practitioner.
(4) Section 37(6) applies to a medical practitioner who certifies under paragraph (1) as it applies to a medical practitioner who certifies under section 37.
(5) In any case in which the resident’s incapacity is wholly or partly by reason of mental disorder, at least one of the certificates under paragraph (1) shall be signed by a medical practitioner who is a practitioner approved for the purposes of section 20 of the Mental Health (Scotland) Act 1984(1) as having special experience in the diagnosis or treatment of mental disorder.
4. The value which is prescribed for the purposes of section 39(3) (which prevents the managers of an authorised establishment from managing, without the consent of the supervisory body, any matter if its value is greater than that which is prescribed) is–
(a)£100 in the case of any matter which consists of a disposal under section 39(1)(d) (disposal of moveable property other than money) irrespective of the number of items of moveable property comprised in the disposal; and
(b)£10,000 in the case of any other matter.
5. For the purpose of section 41(d) of the Act (investment for interest of funds held), the sum which is prescribed is £500.
MALCOLM CHISHOLM
A member of the Scottish Executive
St Andrew’s House, Edinburgh
6th March 2003