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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/mental-health-care-and-treatment-scotland-act-2003/section-291A",
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  "legislation": "asp/2003/13",
  "legislation_title": "Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/mental-health-care-and-treatment-scotland-act-2003",
  "path": "section/291A",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "291A",
  "heading": "Conflicts of interest to be avoided",
  "text": "(1) There must not be a conflict of interest in relation to a medical examination to be carried out for the purpose of section 36(1), 44(1), 47(1), 57(2), 77(2), 78(2), 139(2), 140(2) or 182(2) of this Act.\n(2) Regulations may—\n(a) specify circumstances in which, in the application of subsection (1) above—\n(i) there is to be taken to be a conflict of interest,\n(ii) there is not to be taken to be a conflict of interest,\n(b) specify circumstances in which subsection (1) above does not apply.",
  "extent": "S",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "S. 291A and cross-heading inserted (5.5.2017 for specified purposes, 30.6.2017 in so far as not already in force) by Mental Health (Scotland) Act 2015 (asp 9), ss. 29(2), 61(2); S.S.I. 2017/126, art. 2, sch.; S.S.I. 2017/197, art. 2, sch."
    }
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2003/13/section/291A",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T20:16:46.625109+00:00"
  },
  "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."
}