2005 No.161 (C.6)

MENTAL HEALTH

The Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003 (Commencement No. 4) Order 2005

Made

The Scottish Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 333(2), (3) and (4) of the Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 20031, hereby make the following Order:

Citation and interpretation1

1

This Order may be cited as the Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003 (Commencement No. 4) Order 2005.

2

In this Order, “the Act” means the Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003.

Appointed days

2

The provisions of the Act specified in column 1 of Schedule 1 to this Order and whose subject matter is specified in column 2 of that Schedule shall come into force on 21st March 2005, but, where a particular purpose is specified in relation to any provision in column 3 of that Schedule, that provision shall come into force on that day only for that purpose.

3

All the provisions of the Act shall, in so far as not then in force, come into force on 5th October 2005, with the exception of Chapter 3 of Part 17 (detention in conditions of excessive security).

4

The provisions of the Act specified in column 1 of Schedule 2 to this Order and whose subject matter is specified in column 2 of that Schedule shall come into force on 6th January 2006 but, where a particular purpose is specified in relation to any provision in column 3 of that Schedule, that provision shall come into force on that day only for that purpose.

RHONA BRANKINA member of the Scottish ExecutiveSt Andrew’s House, Edinburgh

SCHEDULE 1PROVISIONS OF THE ACT COMING INTO FORCE ON 21ST MARCH 2005

Article 2

Column 1

Column 2

Column 3

Provision of the Act

Subject matter

Purpose

Section 15

Medical examination

Only for the purpose of enabling regulations to be made

Section 17

Duties of Scottish Ministers, local authorities and others as respects Commission

Only for the purpose of enabling regulations to be made

Section 22

Approved medical practitioners

Only for the purposes of enabling directions to be made and medical practitioners to be approved

Section 32

Appointment of mental health officers

Only for the purpose of enabling directions to be made

Section 36

Emergency detention in hospital

Only for the purpose of enabling regulations to be made

Section 44

Short term detention in hospital

Only for the purpose of enabling regulations to be made

Section 47

Extension of detention pending application for compulsory treatment order

Only for the purpose of enabling regulations to be made

Section 58

Medical examination: requirements

Only for the purpose of enabling regulations to be made

Section 64

Powers of Tribunal on application under section 63: compulsory treatment order

Only for the purpose of enabling regulations to be made

Section 66

Measures that may be authorised

Only for the purpose of enabling regulations to be made

Section 76

Care plan: preparation, placing in medical records etc.

Only for the purpose of enabling regulations to be made

Section 87

Determination extending order: notification etc.

Only for the purpose of enabling regulations to be made

Section 92

Application to Tribunal

Only for the purpose of enabling regulations to be made

Section 95

Application to Tribunal by responsible medical officer

Only for the purpose of enabling regulations to be made

Section 96

Recorded matters: reference to Tribunal by responsible medical officer

Only for the purpose of enabling regulations to be made

Section 109

Ancillary powers of Tribunal

Only for the purpose of enabling regulations to be made

Section 133

Mentally disordered offenders: compulsion orders

Only for the purpose of enabling regulations to be made

Section 134

Power of court to detain acquitted persons

Only for the purpose of enabling regulations to be made

Section 137

Part 9 care plan

Only for the purpose of enabling regulations to be made

Section 149

Application to Tribunal for extension of order following first review

Only for the purpose of enabling regulations to be made

Section 153

Determination extending compulsion order: notification

Only for the purposes of enabling regulations to be made

Section 158

Application to Tribunal for extension and variation of compulsion order

Only for the purpose of enabling regulations to be made

Section 161

Application to Tribunal by responsible medical officer

Only for the purpose of enabling regulations to be made

Section 173

Applications to Tribunal: ancillary powers

Only for the purpose of enabling regulations to be made

Section 191

Application to Tribunal

Only for the purpose of enabling regulations to be made

Section 231

Social circumstances report: mental health officer’s duties

Only for the purpose of enabling regulations to be made

Section 233

Designated medical practitioners

Only for the purposes of enabling regulations to be made, compiling lists of medical practitioners and requiring those medical practitioners to undertake training

Section 234

Certain surgical operations etc.

Only for the purpose of enabling regulations to be made

Section 237

Electro-convulsive therapy etc.

Only for the purpose of enabling regulations to be made

Section 240

Treatments given over period of time etc.

Only for the purpose of enabling orders and regulations to be made

Section 244

Scottish Ministers' power to make provision in relation to treatment for certain informal patients

Only for the purpose of enabling regulations to be made

Section 245

Certificates under sections 235, 236, 239 and 241

Only for the purpose of enabling regulations to be made

Section 246

Certificates under section 238

Only for the purpose of enabling regulations to be made

Section 256

Named person: application by patient etc.

Only for the purpose of enabling regulations to be made

Section 260

Provision of information to patient

Only for the purpose of enabling regulations to be made

Section 279

Information for research

Only for the purpose of enabling regulations to be made

Section 281

Correspondence of certain persons detained in hospital

Only for the purpose of enabling regulations to be made

Section 282

Correspondence: supplementary

Only for the purpose of enabling regulations to be made

Section 283

Review of decision to withhold postal packet

Only for the purpose of enabling regulations to be made

Section 284

Certain persons detained in hospital: use of telephones

Only for the purpose of enabling regulations to be made

Section 285

Directions as to implementation of regulations under section 284(1)

Only for the purpose of enabling directions to be made

Section 286

Safety and security in hospitals

Only for the purpose of enabling directions and regulations to be made

Section 289

Cross border transfer: patients subject to requirement other than detention

Only for the purpose of enabling regulations to be made

Section 290

Cross border transfer: patients subject to detention requirement or otherwise in hospital

Only for the purpose of enabling regulations to be made

Section 293

Removal order

Only for the purpose of enabling regulations to be made

Section 295

Recall or variation of removal order

Only for the purpose of enabling regulations to be made

Section 298

Removal under section 297: further provision

Only for the purpose of enabling regulations to be made

Section 299

Nurse’s power to detain pending medical examination

Only for the purpose of enabling regulations to be made

Section 309

Patients from other jurisdictions

Only for the purpose of enabling regulations to be made

Section 310

Regulations as to absconding by other patients

Only for the purpose of enabling regulations to be made

Section 313

Persons providing care services: sexual offences

Only for the purpose of enabling regulations to be made

Section 324

Appeals: general provisions

Only for the purpose of enabling regulations to be made

Section 327

Directions

Schedule 1, paragraph 3

Membership

Only for the purpose of enabling orders and regulations to be made

Schedule 1, paragraph 8

Regulations as to proceedings and delegation of functions

Only for the purpose of enabling regulations to be made

SCHEDULE 2PROVISIONS OF THE ACT COMING INTO FORCE ON 6TH JANUARY 2006

Article 4

Column 1

Column 2

Column 3

Provision of the Act

Subject matter

Purpose

Section 268

Detention in conditions of excessive security: hospitals other than state hospitals

Only for the purpose of enabling regulations to be made

Section 273

Interpretation of Chapter

Only for the purpose of enabling regulations to be made

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order appoints dates for the coming into force of the remaining provisions of the Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003 (“the Act”). The Act received Royal Assent on 25th April 2003.

Article 2 appoints 21st March 2005 as the day for the coming into force of the provisions of the Act specified in Schedule 1 to this Order. With the exception of section 327 (which is brought into force fully), these provisions are all brought into force for the limited purposes of making orders, directions and regulations. In addition, sections 22 and 233 are brought into force for purposes related to approving and designating medical practitioners.

Article 3 appoints 5th October 2005 as the day for the coming into force of the remaining provisions of the Act (with the exception of Chapter 3 of Part 17) to the extent that they are not already in force at that date.

Chapter 3 of Part 17 of the Act (detention in conditions of excessive security) comes into force on 1st May 2006 by virtue of section 333(2) of the Act. However, in exercise of the power conferred by that section, article 4 advances the date when sections 268 and 273 are brought into force, for the purpose of making regulations. That advanced date is 6th January 2006.

(This note is not part of the Order)

The following provisions of the Act have been brought into force by Commencement Order made before the date of this Order:–

Provision

Date of Commencement

S.S.I.No.

Section 4(3) (partially)

1st July 2003

2003/316

Section 21(1) and (3)

3rd May 2004

2004/153

Section 21(4) (partially)

26th March 2004

2004/153

Section 21(4) (partially)

3rd May 2004

2004/153

Section 250 (partially)

1st September 2004

2004/367

Section 250

4th October 2004

2004/367

Section 253 (partially)

1st September 2004

2004/367

Section 253

4th October 2004

2004/367

Section 258

1st September 2004

2004/367

Section 274

26th March 2004

2004/153

Section 275 (partially)

1st September 2004

2004/367

Section 275

4th October 2004

2004/367

Section 329

26th March 2004

2004/153

Schedule 1, paragraph 10

1st July 2003

2003/316

Schedule 2, paragraph 1(1) (partially)

26th March 2004

2004/153

Schedule 2, paragraph 1(1)

1st September 2004

2004/367

Schedule 2, paragraph 1(2)(c) (partially)

26th March 2004

2004/153

Schedule 2, paragraph 1(2)

3rd May 2004

2004/153

Schedule 2, paragraphs 3 to 13, 15 and 16

3rd May 2004

2004/153

Schedule 2, paragraph 3(3) (partially)

26th March 2004

2004/153