# The Mental Health (Prescribed Forms) (Scotland) Regulations 1996, Introduction: Introductory text


MENTAL HEALTH
Made 7th March 1996
Laid before Parliament 11th March 1996
Coming into force 1st April 1996
The Secretary of State, in exercise of those powers conferred on him by those sections of the Mental Health (Scotland) Act 1984 which are specified in Schedule 1 to these Regulations, and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, and after consultation in accordance with section 98(6) with such bodies as appear to him to be concerned, hereby makes the following Regulations:

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1996/743/introduction (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/mental-health-prescribed-forms-scotland-regulations-1996/introduction
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