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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-mental-health-absconding-miscellaneous-amendments-scotland-regulations-2017/regulation-3",
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  "legislation": "sdsi/2017/9780111035733",
  "legislation_title": "The Mental Health (Absconding) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Scotland) Regulations 2017",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-mental-health-absconding-miscellaneous-amendments-scotland-regulations-2017",
  "path": "regulation/3",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "3",
  "heading": "Amendment of the 2008 Regulations",
  "text": "(1) The 2008 Regulations are amended as follows.\n(2) In the definition of “relevant territory” in regulation 1(2) (citation, commencement and interpretation)—\n(a) in paragraph (c) omit “or”; and\n(b) after paragraph (d) insert—\n“; or\n(e) any member State of the European Union (other than the United Kingdom)”.\n(3) In regulation 7(e)—\n(a) after “compulsory treatment order” where it first appears, insert “or an interim compulsory treatment order”; and\n(b) after “compulsory treatment order” where it second appears, insert “, an interim compulsory treatment order”.\n(4) After regulation 7, insert—\n“Medical Treatment\n8. (1) Subject to regulations 9 to 14 and where paragraph (2) applies, sections 233, 238, 240, 241, 242 and 243 of the 2003 Act apply to a person in Scotland who is subject to corresponding measures or corresponding requirements in a relevant territory.\n(2) This paragraph applies where—\n(a) the corresponding measures or corresponding requirements to which the person is subject correspond to any of—\n(i) an assessment order;\n(ii) a compulsion order that authorises the detention of a patient in hospital;\n(iii) a compulsion order and a restriction order;\n(iv) a compulsory treatment order that authorises the detention of a patient in hospital;\n(v) a hospital direction;\n(vi) an interim compulsion order;\n(vii) an interim compulsory treatment order that authorises the detention of a patient in hospital;\n(viii) a short-term detention certificate;\n(ix) a temporary compulsion order made under section 54(1)(c) of the 1995 Act;\n(x) a transfer for treatment direction;\n(xi) a treatment order; and\n(b) following a medical examination of the person by an approved medical practitioner, that approved medical practitioner considers that—\n(i) the person has a mental disorder;\n(ii) because of the mental disorder, the person’s ability to make decisions about the provision of medical treatment is significantly impaired;\n(iii) if the person was not liable to be taken into custody in accordance with these Regulations, it would be necessary to detain the person for the purposes of giving medical treatment to the person; and\n(iv) if the person was not treated, there would be significant risk to the safety and welfare of the person or significant risk to the safety of any other person.\n9. In the application of section 233 of the 2003 Act to a person mentioned in regulation 8—\n(a) subsections (1), (2), (3), (5) and (6) shall not apply;\n(b) references in subsection (4) to a patient shall be construed as references to a person as mentioned in regulation 8; and\n(c) the reference in subsection (4) to functions conferred by Part 16 of the 2003 Act shall be construed as a reference to functions conferred by these Regulations.\n10. In the application of section 238 of the 2003 Act to a person mentioned in regulation 8—\n(a) references to a patient shall be construed as references to a person as mentioned in regulation 8;\n(b) references to a responsible medical officer shall be construed as references to the medical practitioner primarily responsible for treating the person;\n(c) the reference in subsection (1) to section 237(3) shall not apply;\n(d) the reference in subsection (1) to treatment being given in accordance with this section shall be construed as a reference to treatment being given in accordance with these Regulations; and\n(e) the reference in subsection (1)(c) to authorisation by virtue of the 2003 Act or the 1995 Act shall be construed as a reference to authorisation by virtue of these Regulations.\n11. In the application of section 240 of the 2003 Act to a person mentioned in regulation 8—\n(a) references to a patient shall be construed as references to a person as mentioned in regulation 8;\n(b) subsections (1), (4), (5), (6) and (7) shall not apply; and\n(c) the reference in subsection (2) to subsection (4) shall not apply.\n12. In the application of section 241 of the 2003 Act to a person mentioned in regulation 8—\n(a) references to a patient shall be construed as references to a person as mentioned in regulation 8;\n(b) references to a responsible medical officer shall be construed as references to the medical practitioner primarily responsible for treating the person; and\n(c) the reference in subsection (1)(b) to authorisation by virtue of the 2003 Act or the 1995 Act shall be construed as a reference to authorisation by virtue of these Regulations.\n13. In the application of section 242 of the 2003 Act to a person mentioned in regulation 8—\n(a) references to a patient shall be construed as references to a person as mentioned in regulation 8;\n(b) references to a responsible medical officer shall be construed as references to the medical practitioner primarily responsible for treating the person; and\n(c) subsections (1), (5)(a)(iii) and (iv), (5)(b) and (5)(e) shall not apply.\n14. In the application of section 243 of the 2003 Act to a person mentioned in regulation 8—\n(a) references to a patient shall be construed as references to a person as mentioned in regulation 8;\n(b) the reference in subsection (6) to a responsible medical officer shall be construed as a reference to the medical practitioner primarily responsible for treating the person;\n(c) subsection (1) shall not apply; and\n(d) the words in subsection (5) “if the patient is capable of consenting but does not consent to the treatment” shall not apply.”",
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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