1 Citation and commencement
This Order may be cited as the Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003 (Code of Practice) Order 2005 and shall come into force on 5th October 2005.

2 Code of Practice
The code of practice entitled “Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003: Code of Practice” issued by the Scottish Ministers and laid in draft before the Scottish Parliament on 1st July 2005 shall come into force on 5th October 2005.
LEWIS MACDONALD Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers St Andrew’s House, Edinburgh 18th August 2005