# Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003, Section 223: Certificate under section 221: revocation by Scottish Ministers


(1) Subsection (2) below applies where a certificate is granted under section 221(2) of this Act.
(2) If the Scottish Ministers are satisfied that it is necessary—
(a) in the interests of the patient; or
(b) for the protection of any other person,
that the certificate be revoked, the Scottish Ministers may revoke the certificate.
(3) Where, under subsection (2) above, the Scottish Ministers revoke a certificate, they shall, as soon as practicable after the revocation, give notice of it to—
(a) the patient;
(b) the patient’s responsible medical officer; and
(c) where a person is authorised for the purposes of section 221(6)(a) of this Act, that person.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2003/13/section/223 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/mental-health-care-and-treatment-scotland-act-2003/section-223
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