The Mental Health (Provision of Information to Patients) (Prescribed Times) (Scotland) Regulations 2005
Section 260(2) of the Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003 (asp 13) (“the Act”) requires the managers of a hospital, at each of the times mentioned in section 260(3), to take all reasonable steps to ensure that a patient to whom section 260(1) applies understands the relevant matters defined in section 260(5), is supplied with certain materials and is informed of the availability of independent advocacy services.