# Mental Health (Scotland) Act 2015, Section 5: Short-term detention in hospital


(1) The Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003 is amended as follows.
(2) In subsection (2) of section 44 (short-term detention in hospital), after paragraph (c) there is inserted—
“(ca) section 113(5) of this Act;”.
(3) In section 46 (hospital managers' duties: notification)—
(a) in subsection (3), the words “, and send a copy of it,” are repealed,
(b) after subsection (3) there is inserted—
“(4) When giving notice under subsection (2) or (3) above, the managers of the hospital are to send a copy of the certificate to each recipient of the notice.”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2015/9/section/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/mental-health-scotland-act-2015/section-5
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