Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003 (asp 13)

Part 16 S Medical treatment

Additional safeguards for certain informal patients S

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

Regulations may prescribe conditions that must be satisfied before types of medical treatment specified in the regulations may be given to patients—

(a) who are under 16 years of age; and

(b) in respect of whom the giving of medical treatment is not authorised by virtue of this Act or the 1995 Act.

Commencement Information

I1 S. 244 in force at 21.3.2005 for specified purposes by S.S.I. 2005/161, art. 2, Sch. 1

I2 S. 244 in force at 5.10.2005 in so far as not already in force by S.S.I. 2005/161, art. 3 (as substituted (1.7.2005) by S.S.I. 2005/375, art. 2 and as amended (22.9.2005) by S.S.I. 2005/459, art. 2)