(1)The Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995 is amended as follows.
(2)In section 57A (compulsion order)—
(a)in subsection (2), for the words “period of 6 months beginning with the day on which the order is made” there is substituted “ relevant period given by subsection (2A) below ”,
(b)after subsection (2) there is inserted—
“(2A)For the purpose of subsection (2) above, the relevant period is the period—
(a)beginning with the day on which the order is made,
(b)expiring at the end of the 6 months following that day.”,
(c)in subsection (5)(b), for the words “expiry of the period of” there is substituted “ end of the day following the ”.
(3)In section 57B (compulsion order authorising detention in hospital or requiring residence at place: ancillary provision), in subsection (1), for the words “expiry of the period of” there is substituted “ end of the day following the ”.
(4)In section 57D (compulsion order: supplementary), in subsection (1), for the words “expiry of the period of” there is substituted “ end of the day following the ”.
Commencement Information
I1S. 43 in force at 30.9.2017 by S.S.I. 2017/197, art. 2, sch. (with art. 22)