# Mental Health (Scotland) Act 2015, Section 22: Named person not to be automatic


(1) The Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003 is amended as follows.
(2) Sections 251 and 253 are repealed.
(3) In subsection (2) of section 318 (false statements), sub-paragraph (ii) of paragraph (b) is repealed.
(4) In the definition in subsection (1) of section 329 (interpretation) of “named person”, after the words “the person” there is inserted “ (if any) ”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2015/9/section/22 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/mental-health-scotland-act-2015/section-22
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