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          <Strong>Part 9</Strong>
        </Number><Title>Compulsion orders</Title><Chapter DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2003/13/part/9/chapter/2/2011-04-01" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2003/13/part/9/chapter/2" NumberOfProvisions="37" RestrictEndDate="2017-06-30" id="part-9-chapter-2" RestrictStartDate="2008-11-03"><Number>Chapter 2</Number><Title>Review of compulsion orders</Title><Pblock DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2003/13/part/9/chapter/2/crossheading/meaning-of-modify/2011-04-01" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2003/13/part/9/chapter/2/crossheading/meaning-of-modify" NumberOfProvisions="1" id="part-9-chapter-2-crossheading-meaning-of-modify" RestrictStartDate="2005-10-05"><Title><Emphasis>Meaning of  “modify”</Emphasis></Title><P1group RestrictStartDate="2005-10-05"><Title>Meaning of  “modify”</Title><P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2003/13/section/175/2011-04-01" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2003/13/section/175" id="section-175"><Pnumber PuncAfter=""><CommentaryRef Ref="key-a1c5add4e16352576c51a7f7687c302a"/>175</Pnumber><P1para><Text>In this Chapter any reference to modifying measures specified in a relevant compulsion order includes a reference to—</Text><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2003/13/section/175/a/2011-04-01" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2003/13/section/175/a" id="section-175-a"><Pnumber>a</Pnumber><P3para><Text>amending those measures;</Text></P3para></P3><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2003/13/section/175/b/2011-04-01" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2003/13/section/175/b" id="section-175-b"><Pnumber>b</Pnumber><P3para><Text>removing from the order any measure;</Text></P3para></P3><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2003/13/section/175/c/2011-04-01" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2003/13/section/175/c" id="section-175-c"><Pnumber>c</Pnumber><P3para><Text>adding to the order any measure.</Text></P3para></P3></P1para></P1></P1group></Pblock></Chapter></Part></Body></Primary><Commentaries><Commentary id="key-a1c5add4e16352576c51a7f7687c302a" Type="I"><Para><Text><CitationSubRef SectionRef="section-175" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2003/13/section/175" id="cbaz7a9h2-02648">S. 175</CitationSubRef> in force at 5.10.2005  by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2005/161" Class="ScottishStatutoryInstrument" Year="2005" Number="161" Title="Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003 (Commencement No. 4) Order 2005" id="cbaz7a9h2-02649">S.S.I. 2005/161</Citation>, <CitationSubRef SectionRef="article-3" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2005/161/article/3" CitationRef="cbaz7a9h2-02649" Operative="true" id="cbaz7a9h2-02650">art. 3</CitationSubRef> (as substituted (1.7.2005) by <Citation Class="ScottishStatutoryInstrument" Year="2005" Number="375" id="cbaz7a9h2-02651">S.S.I. 2005/375</Citation>, <CitationSubRef SectionRef="article-2" id="cbaz7a9h2-02652">art. 2</CitationSubRef> and as amended (22.9.2005) by <Citation Class="ScottishStatutoryInstrument" Year="2005" Number="459" id="cbaz7a9h2-02653">S.S.I. 2005/459</Citation>, <CitationSubRef SectionRef="article-2" id="cbaz7a9h2-02654">art. 2</CitationSubRef>)</Text></Para></Commentary></Commentaries></Legislation>