Mental Health (Scotland) Act 2015 Explanatory Notes

1. Introduction

2. The Act

3. The Structure & a Summary of the Act

   1. Glossary of terms used

   2. Part One – the 2003 Act

      1. Section 1: Measures until application determined

         1. Amendment of sections 64 and 65

      2. Section 2: Information where order extended

         1. New section 87A

      3. Section 3: Transfer to another hospital

         1. Amendment of section 124

      4. Section 4: Emergency detention in hospital

         1. Amendment of sections 36, 38, 40 and 42

      5. Section 5: Short term detention in hospital

         1. Amendment of sections 44 and 46

      6. Section 6: Meaning of temporary compulsion

         1. Amendment of section 329

      7. Section 7: Suspension of orders on emergency detention

         1. Amendment of section 43

      8. Section 8: Suspension of orders on short term detention

         1. Amendment of section 56

      9. Section 9: Suspension of detention for certain purposes

      10. Section 10: Maximum suspension of detention measures

          1. Amendment of section 127

          2. Amendment of section 128

          3. Amendment of section 224

      11. Section 11: Specification for detention measures

          1. Amendment of section 36 and 44 and new section 71A

      12. Section 12: Transfer of prisoner to hospital unit

          1. Amendment of section 136

      13. Section 13: Transfer from specified unit

          1. New section 124A

      14. Section 14: Requirement for medical report

          1. Amendment to section 264 and 268

      15. Section 15: Process for enforcement of orders

          1. Amendment of sections 266, 267, 270, 271 and 272

      16. Section 16: Orders relating to non-state hospitals

          1. Amendment of section 268

          2. New section 271A

      17. Section 17: Section 16: exercise of powers before commencement

      18. Section 18: Meaning of hospital in sections 264 to 273 of the 2003 Act

          1. Amendment to section 273

      19. Section 19: Notifying decisions on removal orders

          1. New section 295A

      20. Section 20: Detention pending medical treatment

          1. Amendment of Section 299

      21. Section 21: periodical referral of cases

          1. Amendment of section 101, 189 and 213

      22. Section 22: Named person not to be automatic

          1. Amendment to section 251, 253 and 318

      23. Section 23: Consent to being named person

          1. Amendment to sections 250 and 257

      24. Section 24: Appointment of named person

          1. Amendment of sections 255, 256, 257 and 320.

          2. New section 257(3A)

      25. Section 25: Ability to act if no named person

          1. New section 257A

      26. Section 26: Advance statements to be registered

          1. New sections 276A, 276B and 276C

      27. Section 27: information about advocacy services

          1. New section 259A

      28. Section 28: Communication at medical examination etc.

          1. New section 261A

      29. Section 29: Conflicts of interest to be avoided

          1. New section 291A

          2. Amendments to sections 36, 44, 47 and 58

      30. Section 30: Safeguarding the patient’s interest

          1. Amendment of section 245

      31. Section 31: Services and accommodation for mothers

          1. Amendment of section 24

      32. Section 32: Cross-border transfer of patients

          1. Amendment of sections 289, 290 and 309A

      33. Section 33: Dealing with absconding patients

          1. Amendment of section 303

          2. Amendment of section 309 and 310

      34. Section 34: Agreement to transfer of prisoners

      35. Section 35: Compulsory treatment of prisoners

          1. Amendment of schedule 2, part 2

          2. New paragraph 1A, schedule 3

      36. Section 36: Provision of information by the Commission

      37. Section 37 – Review of deaths of patients in hospital for treatment

   3. Part Two – Criminal Cases

      1. Section 38: Making certain orders in remand cases

         1. Amendments to sections 52B, 52C, 52D, 52F, 52K, 52L, 52M and 52P

         2. Amendments to sections 52B, 52C, 52D, 52F, 52K, 52L, 52M and 52P

      2. Section 39: Detention under compulsion orders

         1. Amendment of section 57

      3. Section 40: Periods for assessment orders

         1. Amendment to sections 52D, 52F, 52G and 52H

      4. Section 41: Periods for treatment orders

         1. Amendment of sections 52M, 52P, 52R

      5. Section 42: Periods for short term compulsion

         1. Amendment of sections 53, 53A, 53B and 54

      6. Section 43: Periods for compulsion orders

         1. Amendment of sections 57A, 57B and 57D

      7. Section 44: Periods for hospital directions

         1. Amendment of sections 59A and 59C

      8. Section 45: Variation of interim compulsion orders

         1. Amendment of section 53B

      9. Section 46: Transfer of patient to suitable hospital

         1. New section 61A

      10. Section 47: Specification of Unit

          1. New section 61B

      11. Section 48: Transfer from specified unit

          1. New section 218A

      12. Section 49: Consequential repeals

      13. Section 50: Information on extension of compulsion order

          1. New section 153A

      14. Section 51: Notification of changes to compulsion orders

          1. Amendment of section 157 and 160

      15. Section 52: Effect of revocation of restriction order

          1. Amendment of section 198

      16. Section 53: Clarification of meaning of compulsion order

          1. Amendment of section 329

   4. Part Three – Victims’ Rights

      1. Section 54: Right to information: offender imprisoned

         1. Amendment of section 16 of the Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2003

      2. Section 55: Right to information: compulsion order

         1. New section 16A of the Criminal Justice Act 2003

         2. New section 16B

         3. New section 16C

      3. Section 56: right to make representations

         1. New section 17B

         2. New section 17C

         3. New section 17D

      4. Section 57: information sharing.

         1. New section 17E

      5. Section 58: associated definitions

         1. New section 18A

      6. Section 59: Power to make modifications

         1. New section 18B

      7. Section 60: Amendments to the 2003 Act

         1. Amendment to section 193

   5. Part Four – Commencement and Short Title

      1. Section 61: Commencement

      2. Section 62: Short Title

4. Parliamentary History of Mental Health (Scotland) Act 2015