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Section 44 Committee procedureI1

(1)

It is for an Adult Protection Committee to regulate its own procedures.

F1(2)

But those procedures must allow committee meetings to be attended by—

(a)

a representative of—

(i)

the Mental Welfare Commission for Scotland,

(ii)

the Public Guardian,

(iii)

SCSWIS (where it has not nominated a representative to be a member of the Committee), and

(b)

any other person as the Scottish Ministers may by order specify.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

S. 44(2) substituted (7.1.2026) by Care Reform (Scotland) Act 2025 (asp 9), ss. 24(3), 39(2); S.S.I. 2025/388, reg. 2(1)(2), sch. Pt. 1

Commencement

I1

S. 44 in force at 29.10.2008 by S.S.I. 2008/314, art. 2

Notes on Part 1

Modifications

C1

Pt. 1 modified (31.3.2012) by The Community Care and Health (Scotland) Act 2002 (Incidental Provision) (Adult Support and Protection) Order 2012 (S.S.I. 2012/66), arts. 1(1), 2