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Mental Health (Scotland) Act 1984
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· 1984-07-12
2005-12-05
Mental Health (Scotland) Act 1984
2005-10-05
Mental Health (Scotland) Act 1984
2005-04-29
Mental Health (Scotland) Act 1984
Changes on 2005-04-29
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##### 69
- (1) The Secretary of State may by warrant direct that any person who, by virtue of any enactment to which this subsection applies, is required to be kept in custody during Her Majesty’s pleasure or until the directions of Her Majesty are known shall be detained in a State hospital or such other hospital as he may specify and, where that person is not already detained in the hospital, give directions for his removal there.
- (2) The enactments to which subsection (1) of this section applies are section 16 of the Courts-Martial (Appeals) Act 1968, section 116 of the Army Act 1955, section 116 of the Air Force Act 1955, and section 63 of the Naval Discipline Act 1957.
- (3) A direction under this section in respect of any person shall have the like effect as a hospital order together with a restriction order.
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### Transfer to hospital or guardianship of prisoners etc.
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## SCHEDULE 5
#### Application of Act: “mental disorder”.
#### Mental Welfare Commission.
##### 5A
Any person providing a private hospital shall afford to the Mental Welfare Commission all facilities necessary to enable them to carry out their functions in respect of any patient in the hospital.
#### Registration of private hospitals.
#### Pre-requisites of registration.
##### 26A
@@ -3692,9 +3688,9 @@
that a transfer under this section would be in the interests of the patient, the Secretary of State may, with the consent of the authority exercising corresponding functions in any of the Channel Islands or in the Isle of Man, transfer responsibility for the patient to that authority.
#### Regulations for purposes of Part VII.
#### Assisting patients to absent themselves without leave etc.
#### General provisions as to patients removed from Scotland.
#### Obstruction.
##### 121A
@@ -3712,7 +3708,7 @@
#### Preservation of amendments.
#### Consequential and transitional provisions and repeals.
#### Application to England and Wales.
### Constitution
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[^c10011991]: [S. 68(2A)(2B)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1984/36/section/68/2A/2B) inserted (S.) (13.9.1999) by [1999 asp 1](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/1999/1), [s. 1(3)(5)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/1999/1/section/1/3/5)
[^c10012051]: [1968 c. 20](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1968/20).
[^c10012061]: [1955 c. 18](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1955/18).
[^c10012071]: [1955 c. 19](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1955/19).
[^c10012081]: [1957 c. 53](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1957/53).
[^c10012091]: Words in [s. 69(3)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1984/36/section/69/3) substituted (31.3.1996) by [1995 c. 20](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1995/20), [s. 117(1)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1995/20/section/117/1), [Sch. 6 Pt. I para. 166](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1995/20/schedule/6/part/I/paragraph/166); [S.I. 1996/517](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1996/517), [art. 3(2)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1996/517/article/3/2) (which substituting Act ([1995 c. 20](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1995/20)) was repealed (S.) (1.4.1996) by [1995 c. 40](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1995/40), [ss. 6](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1995/40/section/6), [7(2)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1995/40/section/7/2), [Sch. 5](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1995/40/schedule/5) (with [s. 3](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1995/40/section/3), [Sch. 3 para. 3](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1995/40/schedule/3/paragraph/3))) and those same words in s. 69(3) substituted (1.4.1996) by [1995 c. 40](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1995/40), [ss. 5](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1995/40/section/5), [7(2)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1995/40/section/7/2), [Sch. 4 para. 50(5)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1995/40/schedule/4/paragraph/50/5)
[^c10012171]: Words in [s. 70(1)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1984/36/section/70/1) repealed (1.1.1998) by [1997 c. 48](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1997/48), [ss. 8](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1997/48/section/8), [62(2)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1997/48/section/62/2), [Sch. 3](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1997/48/schedule/3); [S.I. 1997/2323](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1997/2323), [art. 4](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1997/2323/article/4), [Sch. 2](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1997/2323/schedule/2)
[^c10012181]: Words in [s. 70(5)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1984/36/section/70/5) inserted (13.9.1999) by [1999 asp 1](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/1999/1), [s. 3(1)(b)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/1999/1/section/3/1/b)
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[^key-faf41d3ff4c512d19a36cd34894b7a32]: Word in [s. 95(2)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1984/36/section/95/2) inserted (1.10.2003) by [Adults with Incapacity (Scotland) Act 2000 (asp 4)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2000/4), [s. 89(2)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2000/4/section/89/2), [sch. 5 para. 17(23)(b)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2000/4/schedule/5/paragraph/17/23/b); [S.S.I. 2003/267](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2003/267), [art. 2(2)(d)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2003/267/article/2/2/d)
[^key-3f569870f291ff80bd240335b48fc821]: Words in [s. 64(2)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1984/36/section/64/2) substituted (14.10.2003) by [The Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003 (Consequential Modification) Order 2003 (S.S.I. 2003/498)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2003/498), [arts. 1](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2003/498/article/1), [2](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2003/498/article/2)
[^key-7af1c45f36ce699f7aa5beff7c6e8db5]: [S. 69](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1984/36/section/69) repealed (29.4.2005) by [Armed Forces Act 1996 (c. 46)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1996/46), [s. 36(2)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1996/46/section/36/2), [Sch. 7 Pt. III](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1996/46/schedule/7/part/III); [S.I. 2005/1119](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2005/1119), [art. 2](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2005/1119/article/2)
2003-10-14
Mental Health (Scotland) Act 1984
2003-10-01
Mental Health (Scotland) Act 1984
2003-04-25
Mental Health (Scotland) Act 1984
1984-07-12
Mental Health (Scotland) Act 1984
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