# Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003, Section 59: Mental health officer’s duty to identify named person


Where a mental health officer is required by 57(1) of this Act to make an application under section 63 of this Act in respect of a patient, the mental health officer shall, as soon as practicable after the duty to make the application arises, take such steps as are reasonably practicable to ascertain the name and address of the patient’s named person.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2003/13/section/59 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/mental-health-care-and-treatment-scotland-act-2003/section-59
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