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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/mental-health-tribunal-for-scotland-practice-and-procedure-no-2-amendment-rules-2008/introduction",
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  "legislation": "ssi/2008/396",
  "legislation_title": "The Mental Health Tribunal for Scotland (Practice and Procedure) (No. 2) Amendment Rules 2008",
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  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "MENTAL HEALTH\nMade 27th November 2008\nLaid before the Scottish Parliament 27th November 2008\nComing into force 20th December 2008\nThe Scottish Ministers make the following Rules in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 21(4) and 326(2) of, and paragraph 10 of schedule 2 to, the Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003 and all other powers enabling them to do so.\nIn accordance with section 44 of, and paragraph 24 of Schedule 7 to, the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007 they have consulted with the Administrative Justice and Tribunals Council and its Scottish Committee.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "2003 asp 13."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "2007 c. 15."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "Consultation was previously with the Council on Tribunals and its Scottish Committee under sections 8(1) and (3) of the Tribunals and Inquiries Act 1992. Sections 8(1) and (3) of the Tribunals and Inquiries Act 1992 (c. 53) are now repealed. Section 45(1) of the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007 abolishes the Council on Tribunals and its Scottish Committee, with section 44 of and Schedule 7 to that Act establishing the Administrative Justice and Tribunals Council and its Scottish Committee in their place."
    }
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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