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“absent without leave” has the meaning assigned to it by section 59 of this Act;
[F1“after-care officer” has the meaning assigned to it by section 35A(4)(c) of this Act;]
[F2“application for admission” has the meaning assigned to it by section 18 of this Act]
[F3“care home service” has the meaning assigned to it by section 2(3) of the Regulation of Care (Scotland) Act 2001 (asp 8);]
[F1“community care application” and “community care order” have the meanings respectively assigned to them by section 35A(1) of this Act;]
[F4“guardian” includes a guardian (however called) appointed under the law of any country to, or entitled under the law of any country to act for an adult during his incapacity, if the guardianship is recognised by the law of Scotland;]
“health service” has the meaning given by section 108(1) of the M1National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978;
(a)any hospital vested in the Secretary of State under the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978;
[F5(aa)any hospital managed by a National Health Service trust established under section 12A of the said Act of 1978;]
(b)any private hospital registered under [F6Part 1 of the Regulation of Care (Scotland) Act 2001 (asp 8)]; and
(c)any State hospital;
[F7“hospital direction” has the meaning assigned to it by section 59A(1) of the M2Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995;]
“hospital order” and “guardianship order” have the meanings respectively assigned to them by [F8section 58 of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995];
[F9“hospital unit” means any part of a hospital which is treated as a separate unit;]
“local authority” has the same meaning as in the M3Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968;
“managers of a hospital” means—
(a)in relation to a hospital vested in the Secretary of State under the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978, the Health Board responsible for the administration of that hospital;
[F10(aa)in relation to a hospital managed by a National Health Service trust established under section 12A (National Health Service trusts) of the said Act of 1978, the directors of the trust;]
(b)in relation to a private hospital registered under Part IV of this Act, the person or persons carrying on the hospital;
(c)in relation to a State hospital, the Secretary of State or, if the Secretary of State has appointed a State Hospital Management Committee to manage that hospital, that Committee, or, if the management of that hospital has been delegated to a Health Board [F11, to a Special Health Board, to an NHS trust]or to the Common Services Agency for the Scottish Health Service, that Board [F11, trust] or Agency, as the case may be;
“medical practitioner” means a registered medical practitioner within the meaning of Schedule 1 to the M4Interpretation Act 1978;
“mental health officer” means an officer of a local authority appointed to act as a mental health officer for the purposes of this Act;
“nearest relative”, in relation to a patient, has the meaning assigned to it in Part V of this Act;
“patient” (except in Part IX of this Act) means a person suffering or appearing to be suffering from mental disorder;
“private hospital” has the meaning assigned to it in [F12section 12(2)] of this Act;
“responsible medical officer” has the meaning assigned to it by section 59 of this Act;
“restriction direction” has the meaning assigned to it by section 72 of this Act;
“restriction order” means an order made under [F13section 59 of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995];
[F1“special medical officer” has the meaning assigned to it by section 35A(4)(b) of this Act]
“State hospital” has the meaning assigned to it in [F15section 102(2) of the National Healthg Service (Scotland) Act 1978];
“transfer direction” has the meaning assigned to it by section 71 of this Act;
“transfer order” has the meaning assigned to it by section 70 of this Act;
[F4“welfare attorney” includes a person granted, under a contract, grant or appointment governed by the law of any country, powers (however expressed) relating to the granter’s personal welfare and having effect during the granter’s incapacity;]
(4)In relation to a person who is liable to be detained [F16 or subject to guardianship]by virtue of an order or direction under Part VI of this Act or under [F17section 54, 57, 58 or 59 of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995], any reference in this Act to any enactment contained in Part V of this Act shall be construed as a reference to that enactment as it applies to that person by virtue of the said Part VI or any of the provisions of the said sections.
(5)Any reference, however expressed, in this Act to a patient admitted to or detained in, or liable to be admitted to or detained in, a hospital [F16or received, or liable to be received, into guardianship] under this Act [F16(other than under Part V thereof)]or under Part VI of this Act shall include a reference to a patient who is admitted to or detained in, or liable to be admitted to or detained in, a hospital [F16or received or liable to be received into guardianship] under the M5Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1975.
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All annotations contain links to the affecting legislation.Extent InformationE1For extent of this section see ss. 128, 129Amendments (Textual)F1S. 125(1): Definitions of “after-care officer”, “community care application”, “community care order” and “special medical officer” inserted (1.4.1996) by 1995 c. 52, ss. 4(2), 7(2), Sch. 2 Para. 10F2Definition of “application for admission” in s. 125(1) substituted (S.) (1.4.2002) for definitions of “application for admission” and “guardianship application” by 2000 asp 4, s. 88(2), Sch. 5 para. 17(24)(a); S.S.I. 2001/81, art. 3, Sch. 2F3Words in s. 125(1) inserted (S.) (prosp.) by 2001 asp 8, ss. 79, 81(2), Sch. 3 para. 11(7)(a), S.S.I. 2002/162, art. 2(f)(h) (subject to arts. 3-13)F4Definitions of “guardian” and “welfare attorney” in s. 125(1) inserted (S.) (1.4.2002) by 2000 asp 4, s. 88(2), Sch. 5 para. 17(24)(b); S.S.I. 2001/81, art. 3, Sch. 2F5In the definition of “hospital” paragraph (aa) inserted by National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990 (c. 9, SIF 113:2), s. 66(1), Sch. 9 para. 28(4)(a)F6S. 125(1): words in the definition of "hospital" substituted (S.) (1.4.2002) by 2001 asp 8, ss. 79, 81(2), Sch. 3 para. 11(7)(b); S.S.I. 2002/162, art. 2(f)(h) (subject to arts. 3-13)F7S. 125(1): Definition of “hospital direction” inserted (S.)(1.1.1998) by 1997 c. 48, s. 7(5); S.I. 1997/2323 art. 4, Sch.2F8S. 125: Words in definition of “hospital order” and “guardianship order” substituted (1.4.1996) by 1995 c. 40, ss. 5, 7(2), Sch. 4 para. 50(10)(a) (with Sch. 3, paras. 1, 3)F9S. 125(1): Definition of “hospital unit” inserted (1.1.1998) by 1997 c. 48, s. 62(1), Sch. 1, para. 9(15); S.I. 1997/2323 art. 4, Sch. 2F10In the definition of “managers of a hospital” paragraph (aa) inserted by National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990 (c. 9, SIF 113:2), s. 66(1), Sch. 9 para. 28(4)(b)F11Words in definition of “managers of a hospital” inserted (1.10.1999) by 1999 c. 8, s. 65, Sch. 4 para. 70; S.S.I. 1999/90, art. 2, Sch. 1F12S. 125(1): words in the definition of "private hospital" substituted (S.) (1.4.2002) by 2001 asp 8, ss. 79, 81(2), Sch. 3 para. 11(7)(c); S.S.I. 2002/162, art. 2(f)(h) (subject to arts. 3-13)F13S. 125: Words in definition of “restriction order” substituted (1.4.1996) by 1995 c. 40, ss. 5, 7(2), Sch. 4 para. 50(10)(b) (with Sch. 3, paras. 1, 3)F14The definitions of "standard scale" and "statutory maximum" in s. 125(1) repealed (5.11.1993) by 1993 c. 50, s. 1(1), Sch. 1 Pt. XIVF15S. 125(1): Words in definition of “state hospital” substituted (1.4.1995) by 1994 c. 16, s. 2(5); S.I. 1995/576, art. 2F16Words in s. 125(4)(5) repealed (S.) (1.4.2002) by 2000 asp 4, s. 88(3), Sch. 6; S.S.I. 2001/81, art. 3, Sch. 2F17Words in s. 125(4) substituted (1.4.1996) by 1995 c. 40, ss. 5, 7(2), Sch. 4 para. 50(10)(C) (with Sch. 3, paras. 1, 3)Marginal CitationsM11978 c. 29. M21995 c.46. M31968 c. 49. M41978 c. 30. M51975 c. 21. 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