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Amendments 367 to 392 moved—Malcolm Chisholm—and agreed to. We come now to group 26, on the period for which a compulsory treatment or compulsion order may be extended.
I do not want to add anything at this stage, either. First, we will consider new regulation. One of the issues that we are concerned about is the use of plain language.
We have introduced the bill to address that specific problem.In our consultation paper, we suggested that ministers might have the power to extend the new provision to apply to other diseases or conditions if necessary.
There is one word that sums up all that is best about this new Parliament, and which will bring many happy memories of an outstanding, kind, courageous person and a great Scottish parliamentarian.
As the process would be new, that would slow proceedings. Whether the proposal would save time for the three bills involved is also a point for debate.