Adult Support and Protection (Scotland) Act 2007 (asp 10)

Valid from 05/10/2007

Part 1 S Protection of adults at risk of harm

Valid from 29/10/2008

Introductory S

1 General principle on intervention in an adult's affairs S

The general principle on intervention in an adult's affairs is that a person may intervene, or authorise an intervention, only if satisfied that the intervention—

(a) will provide benefit to the adult which could not reasonably be provided without intervening in the adult's affairs, and

(b) is, of the range of options likely to fulfil the object of the intervention, the least restrictive to the adult's freedom.

This section applies for the purposes of section 2 only.