# Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003, Section 138: Mental health officer’s duty to identify named person


The mental health officer shall, as soon as practicable after a relevant compulsion order is made in respect of the patient, take such steps as are reasonably practicable to ascertain the name and address of the patient’s named person.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2003/13/section/138 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/mental-health-care-and-treatment-scotland-act-2003/section-138
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