31Services and accommodation for mothers
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(1)The Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003 is amended as follows.
(2)In section 24 (provision of services and accommodation for certain mothers with post-natal depression)—
(a)in paragraph (d) of subsection (1), for the words “for post-natal depression,” there is substituted “for—
(i)post-natal depression; or
(ii)a mental disorder (other than post-natal depression),”,
(b)after subsection (1) there is inserted—
“(1A)But a Health Board is required to provide services and accommodation under subsection (1) above only if it is satisfied that doing so would be beneficial to the wellbeing of the child.”.
(3)The title of section 24 becomes “Services and accommodation for mothers”.