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Mental Health (Patients in the Community) Act 1995

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Mental Welfare Commission

1In section 3 of the [1984 c. 36.] Mental Health (Scotland) Act 1984 (functions and duties of Mental Welfare Commission), in each of subsections (1) and (2)(b), after the word “guardianship” there shall be inserted “or a community care order”.

2In section 5 of that Act (duties of Secretary of State and local authorities in relation to Mental Welfare Commission), after subsection (2) there shall be inserted the following subsection—

(3)The local authority providing after-care services under section 8 of this Act for a patient subject to a community care order shall afford the Mental Welfare Commission all facilities necessary to carry out their functions in relation to such a patient.

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