# Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003, Section 158: Application to Tribunal for extension and variation of compulsion order

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An application under this section to the Tribunal by a patient’s responsible medical officer for an order extending and varying a compulsion order—
(a) shall state—
(i) the name and address of the patient;
(ii) the name and address of the patient’s named person;
(iii) the modification of the measures authorised by the compulsion order that is proposed by the responsible medical officer;
(iv) the reasons for seeking that modification; ...
(v) whether the mental health officer agrees, or disagrees, that the application should be made, or has failed to comply with the duty imposed by section 155(2)(e)(i) of this Act; and
(vi) if the mental health officer disagrees, the reason for that disagreement; and
(b) shall be accompanied by such documents as may be prescribed by regulations.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2003/13/section/158 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/mental-health-care-and-treatment-scotland-act-2003/section-158
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.

