Part 1 Protection of adults at risk of harm
Introductory
1.General principle on intervention in an adult’s affairs
2.Principles for performing Part 1 functions
3.Adults at risk
Inquiries
4.Council’s duty to make inquiries
5.Co-operation
6.Duty to consider importance of providing advocacy and other services
Investigations
7.Visits
8.Interviews
9.Medical examinations
10.Examination of records etc.
Assessment orders
11.Assessment orders
12.Criteria for granting assessment order
13.Restriction on exercise of assessment order
Removal orders
14.Removal orders
15.Criteria for granting removal order
16.Right to move adult at risk
17.Variation or recall of removal order
18.Protection of moved person’s property
Banning orders
19.Banning orders
20.Criteria for granting banning order
21.Temporary banning orders
22.Right to apply for banning order
23.Banning orders: occupancy rights of adult at risk
24.Variation or recall of banning order
25.Powers of arrest
26.Notification to adult at risk etc.
27.Notification to police
28.Arrest for breach of banning order
29.Police duties after arrest
30.Notification of detention
31.Duty to keep record of detention
32.Duty to bring detained person before sheriff
33.Information to be presented to sheriff
34.Criteria for authorising longer detention
Protection orders and visits: supplementary
35.Consent of adult at risk
36.Visits: supplementary provisions
37.Warrants for entry
38.Criteria for granting warrants for entry: section 7 visits
39.Duty to grant warrants for entry: removal orders
40.Urgent cases
41.Applications: procedure
Adult Protection Committees
42.Adult Protection Committees
43.Membership
44.Committee procedure
45.Duty to provide information to the Committee
46.Biennial Report
47.Guidance
Other provisions
48.Code of practice
49.Obstruction
50.Offences by bodies corporate etc.
51.Appeals
52.Persons authorised to perform functions under this Part
53.Interpretation of Part 1