PART 1THE 2003 ACT
Emergency, short-term and temporary steps
5Short-term detention in hospital
(1)
The Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003 is amended as follows.
(2)
In subsection (2) of section 44 (short-term detention in hospital), after paragraph (c) there is inserted—
“(ca)
section 113(5) of this Act;”.
(3)
In section 46 (hospital managers' duties: notification)—
(a)
in subsection (3), the words “, and send a copy of it,” are repealed,
(b)
after subsection (3) there is inserted—
“(4)
When giving notice under subsection (2) or (3) above, the managers of the hospital are to send a copy of the certificate to each recipient of the notice.”.