# Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003, Section 70: Effect of subsequent order on short-term detention certificate


If a compulsory treatment order, or an interim compulsory treatment order, is made in respect of a patient who is in hospital under authority of a short-term detention certificate, the certificate shall, on the making of the order, be revoked.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2003/13/section/70 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/mental-health-care-and-treatment-scotland-act-2003/section-70
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