{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/public-health-etc-scotland-act-2008/section-60",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/public-health-etc-scotland-act-2008/section-60.json",
  "legislation": "asp/2008/5",
  "legislation_title": "Public Health etc. (Scotland) Act 2008",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/public-health-etc-scotland-act-2008",
  "path": "section/60",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "60",
  "heading": "Appeal against orders for medical examination",
  "text": "(1) A person mentioned in subsection (2) may appeal to the sheriff principal against the making of an order under section 34(1) authorising the medical examination of a person.\n(2) The person referred to in subsection (1) is—\n(a) the person in relation to whom the order applies; or\n(b) any person having an interest in the welfare of such a person.\n(3) An appeal under this section must be made before the expiry of the period of 7 days beginning with the day on which the order appealed against is made.\n(4) On an appeal under this section, the sheriff principal may—\n(a) confirm the order;\n(b) revoke the order;\n(c) modify the order;\n(d) where, before the appeal was made, the medical examination authorised by the order had been carried out, make an order declaring that the order was invalid;\n(e) make such other order as the sheriff principal considers appropriate.\n(5) The decision of the sheriff principal on an appeal under this section is final.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "S. 60 in force at 1.10.2009 by S.S.I. 2009/319, art. 2(a), Sch. 1"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2008/5/section/60",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T20:15:45.653037+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."
}