Mental Health (Scotland) Act 2015 (asp 9)

Valid from 30/06/2017

PART 2 S CRIMINAL CASES

Making and effect of disposals S

Valid from 30/09/2017

44 Periods for hospital directions S

(1) The Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995 is amended as follows.

(2) In section 59A (hospital direction)—

(a) in subsection (4)(b), for the words “expiry of the period of” there is substituted “ end of the day following the ”,

(b) in subsection (7)(a), for the words “expiry of the period of” there is substituted “ end of the day following the ”.

(3) In section 59C (hospital direction: supplementary), in subsection (1), for the words “expiry of the period of” there is substituted “ end of the day following the ”.