Act of Parliament | |
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Long title | An Act to consolidate the Mental Health (Scotland) Act 1960. |
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Citation | 1984 c. 36 |
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Dates | |
Royal assent | 12 July 1984 |
Commencement | 30 September 1984 |
Other legislation | |
Repeals/revokes | |
Repealed by | Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003 |
Status: Repealed | |
Text of statute as originally enacted | |
Text of the Mental Health (Scotland) Act 1984 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk. |
The Mental Health (Scotland) Act 1984 (c. 36) was an act covering Scotland, comparable to the Mental Health Act 1983 which covered England and Wales. [1] It was superseded by the Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003. [2]
The act required relatively little written averment of the case for compulsion [3] Local authorities had certain legal obligations under the act. [4]
In December 1998, Sam Galbraith announced the establishment of a committee to review the act. [5]