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The Mental Health Tribunal for Scotland (Disqualification) Regulations 2004

S.S.I. 2004/154 · Made 26 March 2004

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MENTAL HEALTH

Made 26th March 2004

Laid before the Scottish Parliament 29th March 2004

Coming into force 5th May 2004

The Scottish Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred on them by paragraph 1(2)(c) of Schedule 2 to the Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003f1, and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Regulations:

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

2003 asp 13.

Contents

  1. 1Citation and commencement
  2. 2Disqualification of members of Mental Health Tribunal for Scotland
  3. Signature
  4. Explanatory note

1Citation and commencement

These Regulations may be cited as the Mental Health Tribunal for Scotland (Disqualification) Regulations 2004 and shall come into force on 5th May 2004.

2Disqualification of members of Mental Health Tribunal for Scotland

The following persons are disqualified from appointment as, and being, a member of the Mental Health Tribunal for Scotland–

(a)

a member of the staff of the Scottish Administrationf1; and

(b)

the holder of an office in the Scottish Administration which is not a ministerial officef2.

Signature

MALCOLM CHISHOLM

A member of the Scottish Executive

St Andrew’s House, Edinburgh

26th March 2004

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

The Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003 provides that members of the Scottish Parliament, members of the Scottish Executive and junior Scottish Ministers are disqualified from appointment as, and being, a member of the Mental Health Tribunal for Scotland. These Regulations add to this list of persons so disqualified, members of the staff of the Scottish Administration and holders of offices in the Scottish Administration which are not ministerial offices.