Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003

Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003
Act of the Scottish Parliament
	Scottish Parliament
Long title	An Act of the Scottish Parliament to restate and amend the law relating to mentally disordered persons; and for connected purposes.
Citation	2003 asp 13
Introduced by	Malcolm Chisholm
Territorial extent	Scotland
Dates
Royal assent	25 April 2003
Commencement	5 October 2005
Other legislation
Amends	22 Acts National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978 ; Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1985 ; Disabled Persons (Services, Consultation and Representation) Act 1986 ; Children Act 1989 ; National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990 ; Access to Health Records Act 1990 ; Further and Higher Education (Scotland) Act 1992 ; Prisoners and Criminal Proceedings (Scotland) Act 1993 ; State Hospitals (Scotland) Act 1994 ; Children (Scotland) Act 1995 ; Criminal Law (Consolidation) (Scotland) Act 1995 ; Criminal Procedure (Consequential Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1995 ; Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995 ; Mental Health (Patients in the Community) Act 1995 ; Crime (Sentences) Act 1997 ; Crime and Punishment (Scotland) Act 1997 ; Crime and Disorder Act 1998 ; Health Act 1999 ; Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 ; Adults with Incapacity (Scotland) Act 2000 ; Regulation of Care (Scotland) Act 2001 ; International Criminal Court (Scotland) Act 2001 ;
Repeals/revokes	4 Acts Mental Health (Scotland) Act 1984 ; Mental Health (Detention) (Scotland) Act 1991 ; Mental Health (Public Safety and Appeals) (Scotland) Act 1999 ; Mental Health (Amendment) (Scotland) Act 1999 ;
Status: Current legislation
History of passage through the Parliament
Text of statute as originally enacted
Revised text of statute as amended

The Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003 (asp 13) is an Act of the Scottish Parliament which was passed in March 2003, and came into effect on 5 October 2005. The Act establishes that medical professionals can legally detain and treat people through short term detention on the grounds of exhibiting signs of mental disorders, with the Mental Health Tribunal for Scotland and the Mental Welfare Commission for Scotland providing safeguards against mistreatment on the grounds of maintaining non-discrimination practices. It received Royal Assent on 25 April 2003. It largely replaces the Mental Health (Scotland) Act 1984.