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The Mental Health (Advance Statements) (Prescribed Class of Persons) (Scotland) Regulations 2004

As Enacted Cited in Amendments 2 Related
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JurisdictionScotland
CitationSSI 2004/387
Year2004
SCOTTISH STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS
2004 No. 387
MENTAL HEALTH
The Mental Health (Advance Statements) (Prescribed Class of
Persons) (Scotland) Regulations 2004
Made - - - - 8th September 2004
Laid before the Scottish Parliament 9th September 2004
Coming into force - - 1st October 2004
The Scottish Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 275(2)(d) of the Mental
Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003(a) and of all other powers enabling them in that
behalf, hereby make the following Regulations:
Citation, commencement and interpretation
1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Mental Health (Advance Statements) (P rescribed
Class of Persons) (Scotland) Regulations 2004 and shall come into force on 1st October 2004.
(2) In these Regulations–
“care service” has the meaning given by subsection (1)(a), (b), (e), (g), (h) and (k) of section 2
of the Regulation of Care (Scotland) Act 2001(b); and
“social worker” has the meaning given by section 77(1) of that Act.
Prescribed persons
2. The following class of persons is prescribed for the purposes of section 275(2)(d) of the
Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003–
(a) clinical psychologists entered on the British Psychological Society’s register of chartered
psychologists;
(b) medical practitioners;
(c) occupational therapists registered with the Health Professions Council;
(d) persons employed in the provision of (or in managing the provision of) a care service;
(e) registered nurses;
(a) 2003 asp 13; see section 329 for the definition of “regulations”.
(b) 2001 asp 8.

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