Section 300 Meaning of “place of safety”I1

Scotland

In this Part of this Act, “place of safety” means—

(a)

a hospital;

(b)

premises which are used for the purpose of providing a care home service (as defined in F1paragraph 2 of schedule 12 to the Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 8)); or

(c)

any other suitable place (other than a police station) the occupier of which is willing temporarily to receive mentally disordered persons.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Words in s. 300(b) substituted (1.4.2011) by The Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (Consequential Modifications) Order 2011 (S.S.I. 2011/211), art. 1, sch. 1 para. 13(5)

Commencement

I1: S. 300 in force at 5.10.2005 by S.S.I. 2005/161, art. 3 (as substituted (1.7.2005) by S.S.I. 2005/375, art. 2 and as amended (22.9.2005) by S.S.I. 2005/459, art. 2)