Secondary legislation

The Mental Health Tribunal for Scotland (Practice and Procedure) (No. 2) Rules 2005 (“The Rules”).

The detailed rules for how the Tribunal operates are contained in secondary legislation, namely a series of Scottish Statutory Instruments (‘SSIs’). These have been made by Ministers under various sections of the Act. The most important SSI contains the Rules of Procedure. An up-to-date version of the Rules of Procedure is published on the UK legislation website and can be accessed using the link above.
Other SSIs, which relate to the Tribunal and its operation, are listed in the document below