# The Mental Health (Removal Order) (Scotland) Regulations 2005, Regulation 2: Persons to be afforded the opportunity to be heard by sheriff


The persons prescribed for the purposes of section 293(6)(b) (removal order) of the Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003 are:
(a) the nearest relative of the person;
(b) any guardian of the person;
(c) any welfare attorney of the person;
(d) any primary carer of the person.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2005/381/regulation/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/mental-health-removal-order-scotland-regulations-2005/regulation-2
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