277Education of persons who have mental disorder
(1)The Education (Scotland) Act 1980 (c. 44) shall be amended as follows.
(2)In section 14(1) (education for children unable to attend school by reason of extraordinary circumstances or prolonged ill-health), in paragraph (b) after “ill-health” there is inserted “or a pupil’s being subject to any measures authorised by virtue of the Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003 (asp 13) or authorised, in consequence of the pupil’s mental disorder, by virtue of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995 (c. 46)”.
(3)In section 131(2) (persons to whom duties and powers under the Act do not extend), in paragraph (a) after “court” there is inserted “(other than an order so made under the Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003 (asp 13))”.