The Mental Health (Scotland) Act 2015 (Commencement No. 4 and Transitional and Savings Provisions) Order 2017

Section 299 of the 2003 Act: nurse’s power to detain pending medical examination

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11.  Despite the commencement of section 20 of the Act, the amendments made by that section to section 299 (nurse’s power to detain pending medical examination) of the 2003 Act have no effect where a patient is detained under section 299(2) of the 2003 Act before the appointed day.