http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2003/13/section/48/2011-04-01Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003An Act of the Scottish Parliament to restate and amend the law relating to mentally disordered persons; and for connected purposes.texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2026-02-04Expert Participation2011-04-01 Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003s. 64(8A)(8B)Mental Health (Scotland) Act 2015s. 1(2)s. 61(2)Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003s. 65(7)Mental Health (Scotland) Act 2015s. 1(3)s. 61(2) Part 6 481An approved medical practitioner who grants an extension certificate shall, before the expiry of the period of 24 hours beginning with the granting of the certificate, give the certificate to the managers of the hospital in which the patient is detained and give notice to the persons mentioned in subsection (2) below—aof the granting of the extension certificate;bof the approved medical practitioner’s reasons for believing the conditions mentioned in paragraphs (a) to (d) of section 44(4) of this Act to be met in respect of the patient;cas to whether consent of a mental health officer was obtained to the granting of the certificate; anddif the certificate was granted without consent to its granting having been obtained from a mental health officer, the reason why it was impracticable to consult a mental health officer.2Those persons are—athe patient;bthe patient’s named person;cthe Tribunal;dthe Commission;eany guardian of the patient;fany welfare attorney of the patient; andgthe mental health officer.S. 48 in force at 5.10.2005 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)