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Back to full view	Adults with Incapacity (Scotland) Act 2000Previous: ProvisionNext: Provision47 Authority of persons responsible for medical treatmentSThis section has no associated Explanatory Notes(1)This section applies where [F1any of the persons mentioned in subsection (1A)]F1—
(a)is of the opinion that [F2an adult]F2 is incapable in relation to a decision about the medical treatment in question; and
F3(2)F4...The [F5person who by virtue of subsection (1) has issued a certificate for the purposes of that subsection]F5 shall have, during the period specified in the certificate, authority to do what is reasonable in the circumstances, in relation to F6...[F7the medical treatment in question]F7 , to safeguard or promote the physical or mental health of the adult.
F8(3)The authority conferred by subsection (2) shall be exercisable also by any other person who is authorised by the [F9person on whom that authority is conferred]F9 to carry out [F10the medical treatment in question]F10 and who is acting—
(a)the [F11person who issues the certificate]F11 considers appropriate to the condition or circumstances of the adult; but
from]F12 the date of the examination on which the certificate is based.
(6)If after issuing a certificate, the [F13person who issued it]F13 is of the opinion that the condition or circumstances of the adult have changed he may—
from]F14 the date of revocation of the old certificate as he considers appropriate to the new condition or circumstances of the adult.
Annotations:Annotations are used to give authority for changes and other effects on the legislation you are viewing and to convey editorial information. They appear at the foot of the relevant provision or under the associated heading. Annotations are categorised by annotation type, such as F-notes for textual amendments and I-notes for commencement information (a full list can be found in the Editorial Practice Guide). Each annotation is identified by a sequential reference number. For F-notes, M-notes and X-notes, the number also appears in bold superscript at the relevant location in the text. All annotations contain links to the affecting legislation.Amendments (Textual)F1Words in s. 47(1) substituted (19.12.2005) by Smoking, Health and Social Care (Scotland) Act 2005 (asp 13), ss. 35(2)(a)(i), 43; S.S.I. 2005/492, art. 3(c)F2Words in s. 47(1)(a) substituted (19.12.2005) by Smoking, Health and Social Care (Scotland) Act 2005 (asp 13), ss. 35(2)(a)(ii), 43; S.S.I. 2002/492, art. 3(c)F3S. 47(1A) inserted (19.12.2005) by Smoking, Health and Social Care (Scotland) Act 2005 (asp 13), ss. 35(2)(b), 43; S.S.I. 2005/492, art. 3(c)F4Words in s. 47(2) repealed (5.10.2007) by Adult Support and Protection (Scotland) Act 2007 (asp 10), ss. 77(2), 79, Sch. 2; S.S.I. 2007/334, art. 2(b), Sch. 2 (with savings in arts. 4-6)F5Words in s. 47(2) substituted (19.12.2005) by Smoking, Health and Social Care (Scotland) Act 2005 (asp 13), ss. 35(2)(c)(i), 43; S.S.I. 2005/492, art. 3(c)F6Word in s. 47(2) repealed (5.10.2007) by Adult Support and Protection (Scotland) Act 2007 (asp 10), ss. 77(2), 79, Sch. 2; S.S.I. 2007/334, art. 2(b), Sch. 2 (with savings in arts. 4-6)F7Words in s. 47(2) substituted (19.12.2005) by Smoking, Health and Social Care (Scotland) Act 2005 (asp 13), ss. 35(2)(c)(ii), 43; S.S.I. 2005/492, art. 3(c)F8S. 47(2A) inserted (5.10.2007) by Adult Support and Protection (Scotland) Act 2007 (asp 10), ss. 77(1), 79, Sch. 1 para. 5(d); S.S.I. 2007/334, art. 2(b), Sch. 2 (with savings in arts. 4-6)F9Words in s. 47(3) substituted (19.12.2005) by Smoking, Health and Social Care (Scotland) Act 2005 (asp 13), ss. 35(2)(d)(i), 43; S.S.I. 2005/492, art. 3(c)F10Words in s. 47(3) substituted (19.12.2005) by Smoking, Health and Social Care (Scotland) Act 2005 (asp 13), ss. 35(2)(d)(ii), 43; S.S.I. 2005/492, art. 3(c)F11Words in s. 47(5)(a) substituted (19.12.2005) by Smoking, Health and Social Care (Scotland) Act 2005 (asp 13), ss. 35(2)(e)(i), 43; S.S.I. 2005/492, art. 3(c)F12Words in s. 47(5)(b) substituted (19.12.2005) by Smoking, Health and Social Care (Scotland) Act 2005 (asp 13), ss. 35(2)(e)(ii), 43; S.S.I. 2005/492, art. 3(c)F13Words in s. 47(6) substituted (19.12.2005) by Smoking, Health and Social Care (Scotland) Act 2005 (asp 13), ss. 35(2)(f)(i), 43; S.S.I. 2005/492, art. 3(c)F14Words in s. 47(6)(b) substituted (19.12.2005) by Smoking, Health and Social Care (Scotland) Act 2005 (asp 13), ss. 35(2)(f)(ii), 43; S.S.I. 2005/492, art. 3(c)F15S. 47(8) repealed (5.10.2007) by Adult Support and Protection (Scotland) Act 2007 (asp 10), ss. 77(2), 79, Sch. 2; S.S.I. 2007/334, art. 2(b), Sch. 2 (with savings in arts. 4-6)F16S. 47(11) inserted (19.12.2005) by Smoking, Health and Social Care (Scotland) Act 2005 (asp 13), ss. 35(2)(g), 43; S.S.I. 2005/492, art. 3(c)