{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/mental-health-scotland-act-2015/section-30",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/mental-health-scotland-act-2015/section-30.json",
  "legislation": "asp/2015/9",
  "legislation_title": "Mental Health (Scotland) Act 2015",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/mental-health-scotland-act-2015",
  "path": "section/30",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "30",
  "heading": "Safeguarding the patient's interest",
  "text": "(1) The Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003 is amended as follows.\n(2) In section 245 (certificates under sections 235, 236, 239 and 241), in subsection (3)—\n(a) the word “and” immediately preceding sub-paragraph (ii) of paragraph (a) is repealed,\n(b) after sub-paragraph (ii) of paragraph (a) there is inserted—\n“(iii) any guardian of the patient; and\n(iv) any welfare attorney of the patient;”.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "S. 30 in force at 30.6.2017 by S.S.I. 2017/197, art. 2, sch."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2015/9/section/30",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T20:13:46.056099+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}