PART 1THE 2003 ACT

Specification of hospital units

I111Specification for detention measures

1

The Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003 is amended as follows.

2

In section 36 (emergency detention in hospital), after subsection (12) there is inserted—

13

A reference in this section to a hospital may be read as a reference to a hospital unit.

14

For the purpose of subsection (13) above, “hospital unit” means any part of a hospital which is treated as a separate unit.

3

In section 44 (short-term detention in hospital), after subsection (11) there is inserted—

12

In this section and sections 46 to 49 of this Act, a reference to a hospital may be read as a reference to a hospital unit.

13

For the purposes of subsection (12) above, “hospital unit” means any part of a hospital which is treated as a separate unit.

4

After section 71 there is inserted—

71ACompulsory treatment in hospital unit

1

In sections 62 to 68 of this Act, a reference to a hospital may be read as a reference to a hospital unit.

2

For the purposes of subsection (1) above, “hospital unit” means any part of a hospital which is treated as a separate unit.