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In answer to my question in Parliament last month, you said that you expected to make a decision within 12 months. Today is 1 May 2002. Will we have a decision by 1 May 2003?
We should ask the Mental Welfare Commission for clarification and for its observations. It may be that the present legal restrictions mean that its records should not be disclosed; those may not currently fall within the act.
That does not mean to say that those fine defaulters may not ultimately end up in custody; for example, if they have breached the SAO, the court, in dealing with that breach, may decide on custody.
Mental Welfare Commission for Scotland (Procedure and Delegation of Functions) (No 2) Regulations 2005 (SSI 2005/442) Members will remember that the regulations came before us and that we recommended that "may" should be changed to "shall" in paragraph 1(2) of the schedule to the regulations.
Scottish ParliamentSubordinate Legislation CommitteeTuesday 29 May 2001(Morning) The Convener opened the meeting at 11:26 Good morning and welcome to the 18th meeting of the Subordinate Legislation Committee.