{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/mental-health-care-and-treatment-scotland-act-2003/section-53",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/mental-health-care-and-treatment-scotland-act-2003/section-53.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/53",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "53",
  "heading": "Suspension of measure authorising detention",
  "text": "(1) Where—\n(a) a patient is subject to a short-term detention certificate; and\n(b) the patient’s responsible medical officer grants a certificate specifying a period during which the short-term detention certificate shall not authorise the measures mentioned in section 44(5)(b) of this Act,\nthe short-term detention certificate does not authorise that measure during that period.\n(2) A period specified in a certificate granted under subsection (1) above may be expressed as—\n(a) the duration of—\n(i) an event; or\n(ii) a series of events; or\n(b) the duration of—\n(i) an event; or\n(ii) a series of events,\nand any associated travel.\n(3) If the responsible medical officer considers that it is necessary—\n(a) in the interests of the patient; or\n(b) for the protection of any other person,\na certificate granted under subsection (1) above may include conditions such as are mentioned in subsection (4) below; and any such conditions shall have effect.\n(4) Those conditions are—\n(a) that, during the period specified in the certificate, the patient be kept in the charge of a person authorised in writing for the purpose by the responsible medical officer;\n(b) such other conditions as may be specified by the responsible medical officer.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "S. 53 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/53",
    "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."
}