http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/1999/1

http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/1999/1/section/1

Mental Health (Public Safety and Appeals) (Scotland) Act 1999 (repealed)

An Act of the Scottish Parliament to add public safety to the grounds for not discharging certain patients detained under the Mental Health (Scotland) Act 1984; to provide for appeal against the decision of the sheriff on applications by these patients for their discharge; and to amend the definition of “mental disorder” in that Act.