Source: http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1995/46/part/VI/2005-10-04
Timestamp: 2019-09-22 09:23:44
Document Index: 203680911

Matched Legal Cases: ['art. 2', 'art. 3', 'art. 2', 'art. 3', 'art. 3', 'art. 2', 'art. 3', 'art. 3', 'art. 4', 'art. 7', 'art. 3', 'art. 3', 'art. 4', 'art. 7', 'art. 3', 'art. 3', 'art. 2', 'art. 3', 'art. 4', 'art. 7', 'art. 4', 'art. 7', 'art. 4', 'art. 7', 'art. 3', 'art. 3', 'art. 3', 'art. 4', 'art. 7', 'art. 3', 'art. 4', 'art. 7', 'art. 3', 'art. 4', 'art. 7', 'art. 4', 'art. 7', 'art. 4', 'art. 7', 'art. 4', 'art. 7', 'art. 4', 'art. 7', 'art. 4', 'art. 7', 'art. 4', 'art. 7']

Point in Time (04/10/2005)
Point in time view as at 04/10/2005. This version of this part contains provisions that are not valid for this point in time.
[F22(bb)make an interim hospital order;]
(c)make an order (which shall have the same effect as a guardianship order) placing the [F23person’s personal welfare] under the guardianship of a local authority or of a person approved by a local authority;
[F24(3)Where the court is satisfied, having regard to a report submitted in respect of the person following an interim hospital order, that, on a balance of probabilities, the risk his being at liberty presents to the safety of the public at large is high, it shall make orders under both paragraphs (a) and (b) of subsection (2) above in respect of that person.]
(4)Sections 58(1), [F2558(1A),] (2) and (4) to (7) and 59 and 61 of this Act shall have effect in relation to the making, terms and effect of an order under paragraph (a), (b) or (c) of subsection (2) above as those provisions have effect in relation to the making, terms and effect of, respectively, a hospital order, a restriction order and a guardianship order as respects a person convicted of an offence, other than an offence the sentence for which is fixed by law, punishable by imprisonment.
[F26(6)Section 58A of this Act shall have effect as regards guardianship orders made under subsection (2)(c) of this section.]
F22S. 57(2)(bb) inserted (4.10.2005) by Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2003 (asp 7), ss. 2(a), 89; S.S.I. 2005/433, art. 2
F23Words in s. 57(2)(c) substituted (1.4.2002) by 2000 asp 4, s. 88(2), Sch. 5 para. 26(1)(a); S.S.I. 2001/81, art. 3, Sch. 2
F24S. 57(3) substituted (27.6.2003) by Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2003 (asp 7), ss. {2(b)}, 89; S.S.I. 2003/288, art. 2, Sch.
F25Words in s. 57(4) inserted (1.4.2002) by 2000 asp 4, s. 88(2), Sch. 5 para. 26(1)(b); S.S.I. 2001/81, art. 3, Sch. 2
F26S. 57(6) inserted (1.4.2002) by 2000 asp 4, s. 88(2), Sch. 5 para. 26(1)(c); S.S.I. 2001/81, art. 3, Sch. 2
[F27Compulsion ordersS
F27Ss. 57A-57D and cross-heading inserted (21.3.2005 for certain purposes and otherwise 5.10.2005) by Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003 (asp 13), ss. 133, 333(1)-(4); S.S.I. 2005/161, arts. 2, 3, Sch. 1 (as amended (27.9.2005) by S.S.I. 2005/465, art. 2, Sch. 1 para. 32(14))
[F28(1)Where a person is convicted in the High Court or the sheriff court of an offence, other than an offence the sentence for which is fixed by law, punishable by that court with imprisonment, and the court—
(2)Where the case is remitted by the sheriff to the High Court for sentence under any enactment, the power to make an order under [F29subsection (1) or (1A)] above shall be exercisable by that court.
(3)Where in the case of a person charged summarily in the sheriff court with an act or omission constituting an offence the court would have power, on convicting him, to make an order under [F29subsection (1) or (1A)] above, then, if it is satisfied that the person did the act or made the omission charged, the court may, if it thinks fit, make such an order without convicting him.
(4)An order for the admission of a person to a hospital (in this Act, referred to as “a hospital order”) shall not be made under this section in respect of an offender or of a person to whom subsection (3) above applies unless the court is satisfied that that hospital, in the event of such an order being made by the court, is available for his admission thereto within [F307] days of the making of such an order.
(5)A State hospital shall not be specified in a hospital order in respect of the detention of a person unless the court is satisfied, on the evidence of the medical practitioners which is taken into account under paragraph (a) of subsection (1) [F31or paragraph (a) of subsection (1A),] above, that the offender, on account of his dangerous, violent or criminal propensities, requires treatment under conditions of special security, and cannot suitably be cared for in a hospital other than a State hospital.
[F32(6)An order placing a person under the guardianship of a local authority or of any other person (in this Act referred to as “a guardianship order”) shall not be made under this section unless the court is satisfied—
(7)A hospital order or guardianship order shall specify the form of mental disorder, being mental illness [F33(including personality disorder)] or mental handicap or both, from which, upon the evidence taken into account under paragraph (a) of subsection (1) [F31or paragraph (a) of subsection (1A),]above, the offender is found by the court to be suffering; and no such order shall be made unless the offender is described by each of the practitioners, whose evidence is taken into account as aforesaid, as suffering from the same form of mental disorder, whether or not he is also described by either of them as suffering from the other form.
(9)The court by which a hospital order is made may give such directions as it thinks fit for the conveyance of the patient to a place of safety and his detention therein pending his admission to the hospital within the period of [F347] days referred to in subsection (4) above; but a direction for the conveyance of a patient to a residential establishment shall not be given unless the court is satisfied that the authority is willing to receive the patient therein.
(10)Where a person is charged before the district court with an act or omission constituting an offence punishable with imprisonment, the district court, if it appears to it that that person may be suffering from mental disorder, shall remit him to the sheriff court in the manner provided by section 7(9) and (10) of this Act, and the sheriff court shall, on any such remit being made, have the like power to make an order under [F29subsection (1) or (1A)] above in respect of him as if he had been charged before that court with the said act or omission as an offence, or in dealing with him may exercise the like powers as the district court.
[F35(11)Section 58A of this Act shall have effect as regards guardianship orders made under subsection (1) of this section.]
F28S. 58(1)(1A) substituted for s. 58(1) (1.4.2002) by 2000 asp 4, s. 88(2), Sch. 5 para. 26(2)(a); S.S.I. 2001/81, art. 3, Sch. 2
F29Words in s. 58(2)(3)(10) substituted (1.4.2002) by 2000 asp 4, s. 88(2), Sch. 5 para. 26(2)(b); S.S.I. 2001/81, art. 3, Sch. 2
F30Word in s. 58(4) substituted (1.1.1998) by 1997 c. 48, s. 62(1), Sch. 1 para. 21(6)(a); S.I. 1997/2323, art. 4, Sch. 2 (subject to art. 7)
F31Words in s. 58(5)(7) inserted (1.4.2002) by 2000 asp 4, s. 88(2), Sch. 5 para. 26(2)(c); S.S.I. 2001/81, art. 3, Sch. 2
F32S. 58(6) substituted (1.4.2002) by 2000 asp 4, s. 88(2), Sch. 5 para. 26(2)(d); S.S.I. 2001/81, art. 3, Sch. 2
F33Words in s. 58(7) inserted (13.9.1999) by 1999 asp 1, s. 3(1)(b)
F34Word in s. 58(9) substituted (1.1.1998) by 1997 c. 48, s. 62(1), Sch. 1 para. 21(6)(b); S.I. 1997/2323, art. 4, Sch. 2 (subject to art. 7)
F35S. 58(11) inserted (1.4.2002) by 2000 asp 4, s. 88(2), Sch. 5 para. 26(2)(e); S.S.I. 2001/81, art. 3, Sch. 2
[F3658A Application of Adults with Incapacity (Scotland) Act 2000S
(b)to a person authorised under an intervention order under section [F3760B] of this Act as they apply to a person so authorised under section 53 of that Act.
F36S. 58A inserted (1.4.2002) by 2000 asp 4, s. 84(2); S.S.I. 2001/81, art. 3, Sch. 2
F37S. 58A: "In section 84 (applications to guardians appointed under Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995 (c. 46), in subsection (1)(b) of the section prospectively inserted by subsection (2), for the words "60A" there is substituted "60B"" (1.4.2002) by virtue of 2001 asp 8, s. 79, Sch. 3 para. 23(5); S.S.I. 2002/162, art. 2(h) (subject to arts. 3-13)
(2)An order under this section (in this Act referred to as “a restriction order”) shall not be made in the case of any person unless the medical practitioner approved by the Health Board for the purposes of section 20 [F38or section 39] of the Mental Health (Scotland) Act 1984, whose evidence is taken into account by the court under section 58(1)(a) of this Act, has given evidence orally before the court.
F38Words in s. 59(2) repealed (1.4.2002) by 2000 asp 4, s. 88(3), Sch. 6; S.S.I. 2001/81, art. 3, Sch. 2
[F3959A Hospital directions.S
(b)the medical practitioners mentioned in paragraph (a) above each describe the person as suffering from the same form of mental disorder, being mental illness [F40(including personality disorder)] or mental handicap, whether or not he is also described by either of them as suffering from the other form; and
F39S. 59A inserted (1.1.1998) by 1997 c. 48, s. 6(1); S.I. 1997/2323, art. 4, Sch. 2 (subject to art. 7)
F40Words in s. 59A(3)(b) inserted (13.9.1999) by 1999 asp 1, s. 3(1)(b)
Where a hospital order, interim hospital order (but not a renewal thereof), guardianship order [F41, a restriction order or a hospital direction] has been made by a court in respect of a person charged or brought before it, he may without prejudice to any other form of appeal under any rule of law (or, where an interim hospital order has been made, to any right of appeal against any other order or sentence which may be imposed), appeal against that [F41order or, as the case may be, direction in] the same manner as against sentence.
F41Words in s. 60 substituted (1.1.1998) by 1997 c. 48, s. 6(2)(a)(b); S.I. 1997/2323, art. 4, Sch. 2 (subject to art. 7)
[F4260A Appeal by prosecutor against hospital orders etc.S
F42S. 60A inserted (1.1.1998) by 1997 c. 48, s. 22; S.I. 1997/2323, art. 4, Sch. 2 (subject to art. 7)
[F43Hospital directions]S
F43Ss. 59A-59C and preceding cross-heading substituted for s. 59A (5.10.2005) by Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003 (asp 13), ss. 331(1), 333(1)-(4), Sch. 4 para. 8(6); S.S.I. 2005/161, art. 3
[F4459BHospital direction: mental health officer’s reportS
[F4559CHospital direction: supplementaryS
F45Ss. 59A-59C and preceding cross heading substituted for s. 59A (5.10.2005) by Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003 (asp 13), ss. 331(1), 333(1)-(4), Sch. 4 para. 8(6); S.S.I. 2005/161, art. 3
F46(1)Of the medical practitioners whose evidence is taken into account [F47in making a finding under section 54(1)(a) of this Act or under any of the relevant provisions], at least one shall be a practitioner approved for the purposes of section 20 [F48or section 39] of the M8Mental Health (Scotland) Act 1984 by a Health Board as having special experience in the diagnosis or treatment of mental disorder.
[F49(1A)Of the medical practitioners whose evidence is taken into account under section 53(1), 54(1)(c), 58(1)(a)(i) or 59A(3)(a) and (b) of this Act, at least one shall be employed at the hospital which is to be specified in the order or, as the case may be, direction.]
F50(2)Written or oral evidence given for the purposes of [F51any of the relevant provisions] shall include a statement as to whether the person giving the evidence is related to the accused and of any pecuniary interest which that person may have in the admission of the accused to hospital or his reception into guardianship.
F46(3)For the purposes of [F52making a finding under section 54(1)(a) of this Act or of any of the relevant provisions] a report in writing purporting to be signed by a medical practitioner may, subject to the provisions of this section, be received in evidence without proof of the signature or qualifications of the practitioner; but the court may, in any case, require that the practitioner by whom such a report was signed be called to give oral evidence.
[F53(6)In this section the “relevant provisions” means sections 53(1), 54(1)(c), 58(1)(a) and 59A(3)(a) and (b) of this Act.]
F46S. 61(1)(3): It is provided that for “and 58(1)(a)” there shall be substituted “, 58(1)(a) and 58(1A)(a)” (1.4.2002) by 2000 asp 4, s. 88(2), Sch. 5 para. 26(4)(a)(c); S.S.I. 2001/81, art. 3, Sch. 2
F47Words in s. 61(1) substituted (1.1.1998) by 1997 c. 48, s. 10(2)(a); S.I. 1997/2323, art. 4, Sch. 2 (subject to art. 7)
F48Words in s. 61(1) repealed (1.4.2002) by 2000 asp 4, s. 88(3), Sch. 6; S.S.I. 2001/81, art. 3, Sch. 2
F49S. 61(1A) inserted (1.1.1998) by 1997 c. 48, s. 10(2)(b); S.I. 1997/2323, art. 4, Sch. 2 (subject to art. 7)
F50S. 61(2): It is provided that after “section 58(1)(a)” there shall be inserted “or 58(1A)(a)” (1.4.2002) by 2000 asp 4, s. 88(2), Sch, 5 para. 26(4)(b); S.S.I. 2001/81, art. 3, Sch. 2
F51Words in s. 61(2) substituted (1.1.1998) by 1997 c. 48, s. 10(2)(c); S.I. 1997/2323, art. 4, Sch. 2 (subject to art. 7)
F52Words in s. 61(3) substituted (1.1.1998) by 1997 c. 48, s. 10(2)(d); S.I. 1997/2323, art. 4, Sch. 2 (subject to art. 7)
F53S. 61(6) added (1.1.1998) by 1997 c. 48, s. 10(2)(e); S.I. 1997/2323, art. 4, Sch. 2 (subject to art. 7)
(b)make any other finding or order which that court could have made at the time when it made the finding [F54, order or other disposal] which is the subject of the appeal; or
F54Words in s. 62(6)(b) substituted (1.1.1998) by 1997 c. 48, s. 62(1), Sch. 1 para. 21(7); S.I. 1997/2323, art. 4, Sch. 2 (subject to art. 7)
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(ii)in the case of an appeal under paragraph (c) F56. . .of that subsection, not later than seven days after the conclusion of the examination of facts,
(b)make any other finding [F57order or disposal]which that court could have made at the time when it made the finding [F57or acquittal] which is the subject of the appeal; or
F55S. 63(1)(d) repealed (1.1.1998) by 1997 c. 48, s. 62(1)(2), Sch. 1 para. 21(8)(a), Sch. 3; S.I. 1997/2323, art. 4, Sch. 2 (subject to art. 7)
F56Words in s. 63(2)(b)(ii) repealed (1.1.1998) by 1997 c. 48, s. 62(1)(2), Sch. 1 para. 21(8)(b), Sch. 3; S.I. 1997/2323, art. 4, Sch. 2 (subject to art. 7)
F57Words in s. 63(5)(b) substituted (1.1.1998) by 1997 c. 48, s. 62(1), Sch. 1 para. 21(8)(c)(i)(ii); S.I. 1997/2323, art. 4, Sch. 2 (subject to art. 7)