{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/mental-health-care-and-treatment-scotland-act-2003/section-34",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/mental-health-care-and-treatment-scotland-act-2003/section-34.json",
  "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/34",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "34",
  "heading": "Inquiries under section 33: co-operation",
  "text": "(1) This section applies where a local authority are required by section 33(1) of this Act to cause inquiries to be made into a person’s case.\n(2) Where it appears to the local authority that the assistance of any of the persons mentioned in subsection (3) below—\n(a) is necessary for the purposes of the inquiries; or\n(b) would assist the inquiries,\nthe authority may request that person to provide the assistance specified in the request.\n(3) Those persons are—\n(a) the Commission;\n(b) the Public Guardian;\n(ba) Healthcare Improvement Scotland;\n(c) Social Care and Social Work Improvement Scotland;\n(d) a Health Board; and\n(e) a National Health Service trust.\n(4) Where—\n(a) a person receives a request under subsection (2) above; and\n(b) complying with the request—\n(i) would be compatible with the discharge of the person’s functions (whether under any enactment or otherwise); and\n(ii) would not prejudice unduly the discharge by the person of any of those functions,\nthe person shall comply with the request.",
  "extent": "S",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "S. 34(3)(ba) inserted (1.10.2010 for specified purposes, 1.4.2011 in so far as not already in force) by Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 8), s. 134(7), sch. 17 para. 32; S.S.I. 2010/321, art. 3, sch.; S.S.I. 2011/122, art. 2, sch."
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "S. 34(3)(c) substituted (1.10.2010 for specified purposes, 1.4.2011 in so far as not already in force) by Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 8), s. 134(7), sch. 14 para. 18; S.S.I. 2010/321, art. 3, sch.; S.S.I. 2011/122, art. 2, sch."
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "S. 34 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)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2003/13/section/34",
    "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."
}