# Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003, Section 56: Effect of short-term detention certificate etc. on certain orders

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(1) Subsection (2) below applies where—
(a) a patient is subject to a relevant order; and
(b) a short-term detention certificate is granted in respect of the patient.
(2) A relevant order shall cease to authorise the measures specified in it for the period during which the patient is subject to—
(a) the short-term detention certificate, or
(b) an extension certificate.
(3) In this section, the references to a relevant order are to—
(a) a compulsion order, or
(b) a compulsory treatment order or an interim compulsory treatment order.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2003/13/section/56 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/mental-health-care-and-treatment-scotland-act-2003/section-56
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