The Mental Health (Cross border transfer: patients subject to detention requirement or otherwise in hospital) (Scotland) Regulations 2005 No. 467

PART II REMOVAL OF PATIENTS FROM SCOTLAND

Notification of the decision

9.—(1) Where the Scottish Ministers decide under regulation 8 that a patient be removed from Scotland, they shall immediately give notice of that decision to–

(a) the patient;

(b) the patient’s named person;

(c) the responsible medical officer;

(d) the mental health officer;

(e) the Commission; and

(f) the country or territory to which it is proposed that the patient should be removed.

(2) Notice to the patient under paragraph (1)(a) shall include information as to the patient’s rights of appeal under regulation 13 against the Scottish Ministers' decision.