Rule 3.8.2 Appointment of hearingI1
Scotland
(1)
On an application being submitted, the sheriff shall appoint a hearing subject, in the case of an application for admission, to section 21(3A) of the Actf1.
(2)
The sheriff may, where he considers it appropriate in all the circumstances, appoint that the hearing of an application shall take place in a hospital or other place.
Annotations
Commencement
- I1
Rule 3.8.2 in force at 1.7.1999, see rule 1.1(1)
Footnotes
- f1
Subsection (3A) of section 21 was inserted by the Mental Health (Detention) (Scotland) Act 1991 (c. 47), section 2.