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Specifically, it is an offence to induce or knowingly assist a patient to act or fail to act in such a way as to cause a patient to become liable to be taken into custody under section 203 or section 204.We have taken account of concerns that were expressed by the Millan committee about people who may shelter a mentally disordered person because they believe that that is in the person's best interests. It is not an offence to act or fail to act where that does not interfere with the duties of other persons who are carrying out duties under the bill or where the action or omission"is calculated to protect the interests of the patient."
The tendency has been to take the existing legislation and remove some of the worst problems rather than to start with a clean sheet of paper and ask, "What is the best way of achieving the result that we are trying to achieve?"
We have been told in evidence from Mike Watson and others that hill packs are the best way of dispatching foxes. The bill may need to be amended at stage 2, but they said that it is not their intention to ban hill packs.
We had been trying to work out whether we had enough or more than enough money. Despite everyone's best endeavours and talking about it, we did not think that what happened would happen.
In fact, we have the best employment rate for 15 to 19-year-olds of any Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development country and the best rate in the developed world.
We believe that we can become that powerhouse. As you mentioned, we have the best natural resources anywhere. The need now is for us to harness those resources to make the best impact, not just for communities in the Highlands and Islands but as a contribution to wider society and to the nation.
That should be the case if it is in the best interests of that child. If I may put the matter this way, I think that the right of the child is to have his or her best interests looked after.
Everyone, of course, deserves the best possible start in life and the chance to develop their talents and interests as fully as possible to the best of their ability, but there is an overwhelming medium and long-term necessity for Scotland.