There are currently no known outstanding effects for the Adult Support and Protection (Scotland) Act 2007, Section 48.
(1)The Scottish Ministers must prepare a code of practice containing guidance about the performance of functions under this Part by—
(a)councils and their officers, and
(b)health professionals.
(2)The Scottish Ministers must review the code of practice from time to time and may, following such a review, revise it.
(3)Before preparing the code of practice, and when reviewing it, the Scottish Ministers must consult—
(a)such councils (or persons representing councils),
(b)such health professionals (or persons representing health professionals), and
(c)such other persons appearing to them to be interested in the code of practice,
as they think fit.
(4)The Scottish Ministers must publish the code of practice and any revisions to it.
(5)Councils, council officers and health professionals performing functions under this Part must, if relevant, have regard to the code of practice.
Commencement Information
I1S. 48 in force at 5.10.2007 by S.S.I. 2007/334, art. 2(b), Sch. 2
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