Schedule 3 — Minor and Consequential Amendments

Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Bill: Stage 3 – in the Scottish Parliament at 11:30 am on 20 March 2003.

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Amendments 252 to 260 moved—[Malcolm Chisholm]—and agreed to.

Photo of George Reid George Reid Scottish National Party

Amendment 742 is grouped with amendments 743 to 748, 750, 105, 751, 13, 752 and 753.

Photo of Malcolm Chisholm Malcolm Chisholm Labour

As the title of the group makes clear, the amendments in this group concern minor and consequential amendments and repeals.

I move amendment 742.

Amendment 742 agreed to.

Amendments 261, 262, 743, 263, 744 to 748 and 264 moved—[Malcolm Chisholm]—and agreed to.

Photo of Malcolm Chisholm Malcolm Chisholm Labour

Amendment 749 implements policy concerning the making of hospital directions.

A hospital direction is a mental health disposal that allows the sentencing court, in addition to imposing a prison sentence, to direct that a person be detained in hospital to receive treatment for a mental disorder. The patient can then be transferred to prison once their mental disorder no longer requires treatment in a hospital setting. Amendment 749 will bring the provisions on hospital directions in the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995 into line with the rest of the bill.

I move amendment 749.

Amendment 749 agreed to.

Amendments 750, 105, 265, 751, 266, 267, 13 and 268 to 271 moved—[Malcolm Chisholm]—and agreed to.