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I know that Richard Lochhead is anxious for me to respond to his amendments, but he must not get excited. I am dealing with the substance of Mr McGrigor's point.
Although the Mental Health (Scotland) Act 1984 allows someone to be put in a place of safety for 72 hours, it is difficult to get an application through, even with the proper paperwork, and to get it adjudicated, even on an interim basis, within 72 hours.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
26 October 2006
Forestry Commission Scotland’s(FCS) spending is subject to the same scrutiny as other departments of the ScottishExecutive. Every two years its planned activities are examined in detail in theSpending Review to ensure that it is meeting the agreed objectives and wider prioritiesof the Executive.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
13 December 2005
For example, building or improving local community facilities, buying sports or leisure equipment and running clubs or activities at times which are convenient for young people.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
17 November 2005
Such closures and restrictions will need to take into account the biology of the fish they are intended to protect and the activity of fishing vessels affected. S2W-20370
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
1 December 2004
In any event, controls in other regimes, such as those in the Control of Pollution Act 1974 on water pollution and in the Environmental Protection Act 1990 on noise, odours and other nuisances, apply even to exempted activities. S2W-10391