# The Mental Health (Form of Documents) (Scotland) Regulations 2006

S.S.I. 2006/12 · made 12 January 2006

These Regulations prescribe the form of certain documents required or authorised to be prepared by virtue of the Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003 (“the 2003 Act”), and the circumstances in which those forms should be used. These Regulations re enact the Mental Health (Form of Documents) (Scotland) Regulations 2005 with changes to Form MH07, which shall be used for applications under section 295 of the 2003 Act for a recall or variation of a removal order.

Made under: Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003 (Section 325)

PDFs: Printed copy https://openlegislation.uk/mental-health-form-of-documents-scotland-regulations-2006/pdf/ssi_20060012_en.pdf; Executive Note https://openlegislation.uk/mental-health-form-of-documents-scotland-regulations-2006/pdf/ssien_20060012_en.pdf

## Introductory text

MENTAL HEALTH
Made 12th January 2006
Laid before the Scottish Parliament 13th January 2006
Coming into force 6th February 2006
The Scottish Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred on them by section 325 of the Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003 and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Regulations:

## 1 Citation, commencement and interpretation

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Mental Health (Form of Documents) (Scotland) Regulations 2006 and shall come into force on 6th February 2006.
(2) In these Regulations–
(a) “the 2003 Act” means the Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003; and
(b) any reference to a numbered section is a reference to the section bearing that number in the 2003 Act.

## 2 Form of documents

Any document required or authorised to be prepared by virtue of a section of the 2003 Act listed in column 1 of Schedule 1 shall contain the particulars set out in the corresponding form listed in column 2 of that Schedule and set out in Schedule 2 and shall be used in the circumstances specified in column 3 of Schedule 1.

## 3 Revocation

The Mental Health (Form of Documents) (Scotland) Regulations 2005 are revoked.

## Signature

LEWIS MACDONALD
Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
12th January 2006

## Schedule 1 

Column 1
Column 2
Column 3
Section 35
Form MH01
Application for warrant to enter premises under subsection (1);
Form MH01A
Warrant under subsection (1);
Form MH02
Application for warrant to detain person under subsection (4) for the purpose of enabling a medical examination;
Form MH02A
Warrant under subsection (4);
Form MH03
Application for warrant for access to medical records under subsection (7);
Form MH03A
Warrant under subsection (7).
Section 292
Form MH04
Application for warrant to enter premises under subsection (1);
Form MH04A
Warrant under subsection (1).
Section 293
Form MH05
Application for removal order under subsection (1);
Form MH05A
Intimation of application for removal order under subsection (1);
Form MH05B
Removal order granted by sheriff under subsection (1).
Section 294
Form MH06
Application to Justice of the Peace for removal order;
Form MH06A
Removal order granted by Justice of the Peace.
Section 295
Form MH07
Application for recall or variation of removal order;
Form MH07A
Intimation of application for recall or variation of removal order;
Form MH07B
Order recalling or varying removal order.

## Schedule 2 



## Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations prescribe the form of certain documents required or authorised to be prepared by virtue of the Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003 (“the 2003 Act”), and the circumstances in which those forms should be used. These Regulations re enact the Mental Health (Form of Documents) (Scotland) Regulations 2005 with changes to Form MH07, which shall be used for applications under section 295 of the 2003 Act for a recall or variation of a removal order.

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Page: https://openlegislation.uk/mental-health-form-of-documents-scotland-regulations-2006
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