Mental Health (Scotland) Act 1984

Mental Health (Scotland) Act 1984^[a]
Act of Parliament
	Parliament of the United Kingdom
Long title	An Act to consolidate the Mental Health (Scotland) Act 1960.
Citation	1984 c. 36
Territorial extent	Scotland; England and Wales (in part); Northern Ireland;
Dates
Royal assent	12 July 1984
Commencement	30 September 1984
Other legislation
Amends	Colonial Prisoners Removal Act 1884; Immigration Act 1971; National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1972; Friendly Societies Act 1974;
Repeals/revokes	Mental Health (Scotland) Act 1960; Mental Health (Amendment) (Scotland) Act 1983;
Amended by	Immigration and Asylum Act 1999; Scottish Public Services Ombudsman Act 2002;
Repealed by	Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003
Relates to	Mental Health Act 1983;
Status: Repealed
Text of statute as originally enacted
Revised text of statute as amended

Long titleAn Act to consolidate the Mental Health (Scotland) Act 1960.

Territorial extent

The Mental Health (Scotland) Act 1984 (c. 36) was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom covering Scotland, comparable to the Mental Health Act 1983 which covered England and Wales.^[1] It was superseded by the Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003.^[2]

Amendments