SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 9Mental health: Scotland

PART 3Modifications of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995

14Admission to hospital

1

The provisions listed in sub-paragraph (2) have effect as if references to admitting a person to hospital within the period of 7 days were references to doing so within that period or as soon as practicable after the end of that period.

2

Those provisions are—

a

section 53(8) (interim compulsion order);

b

section 54(2B) (temporary compulsion order);

c

section 57A(5) (compulsion order);

d

section 59A(4) and (7) (hospital direction).