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Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003

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Revocation of order by responsible medical officer or Commission

141Responsible medical officer’s duty to revoke compulsion order: mandatory reviews

(1)This section applies where a patient’s responsible medical officer is carrying out—

(a)the first review of the relevant compulsion order to which the patient is subject; or

(b)a further review of that order.

(2)If, having regard to any views expressed by persons consulted under section 139(3)(c) of this Act for the purpose of the review being carried out, the responsible medical officer is not satisfied—

(a)that the conditions mentioned in section 139(4) of this Act continue to apply in respect of the patient; or

(b)that it continues to be necessary for the patient to be subject to the compulsion order,

the responsible medical officer shall make a determination revoking the compulsion order.

(3)A determination under this section shall be made as soon as practicable after the duty to make it arises.

142Revocation of compulsion order: responsible medical officer’s duty to keep under review

(1)This section applies where a patient is subject to a relevant compulsion order.

(2)Without prejudice to the duties imposed on the patient’s responsible medical officer by sections 139(2), 140(2), 141(2) and 159(2) of this Act, the responsible medical officer shall from time to time consider—

(a)whether the conditions mentioned in section 139(4) of this Act continue to apply in respect of the patient; and

(b)whether it continues to be necessary for the patient to be subject to a compulsion order.

(3)If, having considered the matters mentioned in paragraphs (a) and (b) of subsection (2) above, the responsible medical officer is not satisfied—

(a)that the conditions mentioned in section 139(4) of this Act continue to apply in respect of the patient; or

(b)that it continues to be necessary for the patient to be subject to a compulsion order,

the responsible medical officer shall make a determination revoking the compulsion order.

143Commission’s power to revoke compulsion order

(1)This section applies where a patient is subject to a relevant compulsion order.

(2)If the Commission is satisfied—

(a)that not all of the conditions mentioned in section 139(4) of this Act continue to apply in respect of the patient; or

(b)that it does not continue to be necessary for the patient to be subject to a compulsion order,

it may make a determination revoking the compulsion order.

144Revocation of compulsion order: notification

(1)Where a patient’s responsible medical officer makes a determination under section 141 or 142 of this Act, the responsible medical officer shall—

(a)give notice of the determination; and

(b)send a statement of the reasons for it,

to the Commission and to the persons mentioned in subsection (3) below.

(2)Where the Commission makes a determination under section 143 of this Act it shall—

(a)give notice of the determination; and

(b)send a statement of the reasons for it,

to the patient’s responsible medical officer and to the persons mentioned in subsection (3) below.

(3)The persons referred to in subsections (1) and (2) above are—

(a)the patient;

(b)the patient’s named person;

(c)any guardian of the patient;

(d)any welfare attorney of the patient;

(e)the mental health officer; and

(f)the Tribunal.

(4)Notice under subsection (1) or (2) above—

(a)to the persons mentioned in subsection (3)(a) to (d) above shall be given as soon as practicable after the determination is made and, in any event, before the expiry of the period of 7 days beginning with the day on which the determination is made; and

(b)to—

(i)the Commission;

(ii)the patient’s responsible medical officer; and

(iii)the persons mentioned in subsection (3)(e) and (f) above,

shall be given before the expiry of the period of 7 days beginning with the day on which the determination is made.

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