{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/mental-welfare-commission-for-scotland-authorised-persons-regulations-2005/regulation-2",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/mental-welfare-commission-for-scotland-authorised-persons-regulations-2005/regulation-2.json",
  "legislation": "ssi/2005/205",
  "legislation_title": "The Mental Welfare Commission for Scotland (Authorised Persons) Regulations 2005",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/mental-welfare-commission-for-scotland-authorised-persons-regulations-2005",
  "path": "regulation/2",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "2",
  "heading": "Authorised persons of the Mental Welfare Commission for Scotland",
  "text": "For the purposes of section 15(2)(b) of the Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003 (the qualifications, experience and training of a member of the staff of the Mental Welfare Commission for Scotland who may be authorised by the Commission to carry out a medical examination of a patient), an authorised person shall be a medical practitioner and either–\n(a) a member or fellow of the Royal College of Psychiatrists; or\n(b) have a minimum of four years whole-time equivalent experience of providing psychiatric services.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2005/205/regulation/2",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T22:26:20.559519+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."
}