Explanatory Notes

Mental Health (Scotland) Act 2015

2015 asp 9

4 August 2015

The Structure & a Summary of the Act

Part One – the 2003 Act

Section 6: Meaning of temporary compulsion
Amendment of section 329

22.Section 6(3) of the Act inserts a definition of “temporary compulsion order” into section 329 (interpretation) of the 2003 Act. In consequence of this, the reference to section 54(1)(c) in the definition of ‘appropriate act’ in paragraph (c) of section 230(4) of the 2003 Act is repealed.