Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations prescribe, for the purposes of section 47 of the Adults with Incapacity (Scotland) Act 2000, the form of certificate of a medical practitioner primarily responsible for the medical treatment of an adult that that practitioner is of the opinion that the adult is incapable in relation to a decision about medical treatment. Medical treatment is defined in section 47(4) of the Act.