The Mental Health (Scotland) Act 1984 (c. 36) was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom covering Scotland, comparable to the Mental Health Act 1983 which covered England and Wales. It was superseded by the Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003.
Provisions The act required relatively little written averment of the case for compulsion Local authorities had certain legal obligations under the act.
Repealed enactments Section 127(2) of the act repealed 22 enactments, listed in schedule 5 to the act.
+Enactments repealed by section 127(2)CitationShort titleExtent of repeal1960 c. 61Mental Health (Scotland) Act 1960The whole act.1961 c. 15 (N.I.)Mental Health (Northern Ireland) Act 1961In Schedule 5, Part II.1963 c. 39Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 1963In Schedule 5, the entry relating to the Mental Health (Scotland) Act 1960.1967 c. 28Superannuation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1967Section 14.1968 c. 20Courts-Martial (Appeals) Act 1968In Schedule 4, the entry relating to the Mental Health (Scotland) Act 1960.1968 c. 46Health Services and Public Health Act 1968Section 75.1968 c. 49Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968In Schedule 8, paragraphs 50 to 59.1969 c. 39Age of Majority (Scotland) Act 1969In Schedule 1, Part I, the entry relating to the Mental Health (Scotland) Act 1960.1969 c. 54Children and Young Persons Act 1969In Schedule 5, paragraphs 42 and 43.1971 c. 77Immigration Act 1971Section 30.1972 c. 58National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1972Section 52(1).In Schedule 6, paragraphs 105 to 117.1974 c. 46Friendly Societies Act 1974In Schedule 9, paragraph 17.1975 c. 21Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1975In Schedule 9, paragraphs 17 to 29.1976 c. 67Sexual Offences (Scotland) Act 1976In Schedule 1, the entry relating to the Mental Health (Scotland) Act 1960.1976 c. 83Health Services Act 1976Section 19(3), (4)(c).1978 c. 29National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978In Schedule 16, paragraphs 12 and 13.1980 c. 5Child Care Act 1980In Schedule 5, paragraphs 15 and 16.1980 c. 44Education (Scotland) Act 1980In Schedule 4, paragraph 2.1980 c. 62Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 1980In section 80, subsection (4).1982 c. 51Mental Health (Amendment) Act 1982In Schedule 3 in Part I, paragraph 31.1983 c. 20Mental Health Act 1983In Schedule 4, paragraph 16.1983 c. 39Mental Health (Amendment) (Scotland) Act 1983The whole act.
Amendments In December 1998, Sam Galbraith announced the establishment of a committee to review the act.
The whole act was repealed by section 331(2) of, and part 1 of schedule 5 to, the Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003, which came into force on 5 October 2005.
The repeal was amended to be the whole act, except section 10(1)(b) and (c) and (2) and section 95, by article 1 of, and schedule 1 to, the Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003 (Modification of Enactments) Order 2005 (SI 2005/465).
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