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					<dc:identifier>http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2003/13/section/46/2011-04-01</dc:identifier><dc:title>Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003</dc:title><dc:description>An Act of the Scottish Parliament to restate and amend the law relating to mentally disordered persons; and for connected purposes.</dc:description><dc:type>text</dc:type><dc:format>text/xml</dc:format><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:publisher>Statute Law Database</dc:publisher><dc:modified>2026-02-04</dc:modified><dc:contributor>Expert Participation</dc:contributor><dct:valid>2011-04-01</dct:valid>
					
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and</Text></P3para></P3><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2003/13/section/46/2/d/2011-04-01" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2003/13/section/46/2/d" id="section-46-2-d"><Pnumber>d</Pnumber><P3para><Text>any welfare attorney of the patient.</Text></P3para></P3></P2para></P2><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2003/13/section/46/3/2011-04-01" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2003/13/section/46/3" id="section-46-3"><Pnumber>3</Pnumber><P2para><Text>The managers of the hospital shall, before the expiry of the period of 7 days beginning with the day on which the certificate is granted, give notice of its granting, and send a copy of it, to—</Text><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2003/13/section/46/3/a/2011-04-01" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2003/13/section/46/3/a" id="section-46-3-a"><Pnumber>a</Pnumber><P3para><Text>the Tribunal; and</Text></P3para></P3><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2003/13/section/46/3/b/2011-04-01" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2003/13/section/46/3/b" id="section-46-3-b"><Pnumber>b</Pnumber><P3para><Text>the Commission.</Text></P3para></P3></P2para></P2></P1para></P1></P1group></Pblock></Part></Body></Primary><Commentaries><Commentary id="key-83db62cf21bb33b4882aa8d5f901e955" Type="F"><Para><Text>Words in s. 46(1) substituted (27.9.2005) by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2005/465" id="cb83pzb82-00007" Class="ScottishStatutoryInstrument" Year="2005" Number="465" Title="Mental Health (Care and Treatment0 (Scotland) Act 2003 (Modification of Enactments) Order 2005">Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003 (Modification of Enactments) Order 2005 (S.S.I. 2005/465)</Citation>, <CitationSubRef id="cb83pzb82-00008" CitationRef="cb83pzb82-00007" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2005/465/article/1" SectionRef="article-1">art. 1</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef id="cb83pzb82-00009" CitationRef="cb83pzb82-00007" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2005/465/schedule/1/paragraph/32/5" SectionRef="schedule-1-paragraph-32-5" Operative="true">sch. 1 para. 32(5)</CitationSubRef></Text></Para></Commentary><Commentary id="key-6799679ed77a8b751feeb368173e2c85" Type="I"><Para><Text><CitationSubRef SectionRef="section-46" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2003/13/section/46" id="cbaz7a9h2-00958">S. 46</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="cbaz7a9h2-00959">S.S.I. 2005/161</Citation>, <CitationSubRef SectionRef="article-3" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2005/161/article/3" CitationRef="cbaz7a9h2-00959" Operative="true" id="cbaz7a9h2-00960">art. 3</CitationSubRef> (as substituted (1.7.2005) by <Citation Class="ScottishStatutoryInstrument" Year="2005" Number="375" id="cbaz7a9h2-00961">S.S.I. 2005/375</Citation>, <CitationSubRef SectionRef="article-2" id="cbaz7a9h2-00962">art. 2</CitationSubRef> and as amended (22.9.2005) by <Citation Class="ScottishStatutoryInstrument" Year="2005" Number="459" id="cbaz7a9h2-00963">S.S.I. 2005/459</Citation>, <CitationSubRef SectionRef="article-2" id="cbaz7a9h2-00964">art. 2</CitationSubRef>)</Text></Para></Commentary></Commentaries></Legislation>