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The Mental Health Act 2007 (Consequential Amendments) Order 2008 in Scotland

S.I. 2008/2828 · Made 28 October 2008 · Extends to England and Wales

Not fully up to date. 9 changes made by later legislation have not yet been written into this text, which is revised to 3 November 2008.

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Contents

  1. 4Amendment of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995
  2. 6Amendment of the Disability Discrimination Act 2005
  3. 17Amendment of the Community Care (Direct Payments) (Scotland) Regulations 2003

4Amendment of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995I1 E+W+S+N.I.

In section 68(1) of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995f1 (interpretation), the definition of “mental impairment” is repealed.

6Amendment of the Disability Discrimination Act 2005I1 E+W+S

Paragraph 34(4) of Schedule 1 to the Disability Discrimination Act 2005f1 (minor and consequential amendments) is repealed.

17Amendment of the Community Care (Direct Payments) (Scotland) Regulations 2003I1I2 S

In regulation 2 of the Community Care (Direct Payments) (Scotland) Regulations 2003f1 (description of persons specified for the purposes of section 12B(1) of the Act)—

(a)

after paragraph (m) insert—

“(ma)

a person who is subject to a community treatment order within the meaning of section 17A of the 1983 Actf2”;

(b)

omit paragraph (n).