Act of Sederunt (Mental Health Rules) 1996
This Act of Sederunt consolidates the Act of Sederunt (Mental Health (Scotland) Act 1984) 1986, and extends the provisions relating to hospital orders to community care orders, which were introduced by section 4 of the Mental Health (Patients in the Community) Act 1995. This Act of Sederunt also provides rules relating to the variation of community care orders, provides a form of appeal against a community care order, and repeals the Act of Sederunt (Mental Health (Scotland) Act 1984) 1986.