Adults with Incapacity (Scotland) Act 2000

Adults with Incapacity (Scotland) Act 2000
Act of Parliament
	Scottish Parliament
Long title	An Act of the Scottish Parliament to make provision as to the property, financial affairs and personal welfare of adults who are incapable by reason of mental disorder or inability to communicate; and for connected purposes.
Citation	2000 asp 4
Introduced by	Jim Wallace
Territorial extent	Scotland
Dates
Royal assent	9 May 2000
Other legislation
Repeals/revokes	Curators Act 1585;
Amended by	Regulation of Care (Scotland) Act 2001; Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003; Smoking, Health and Social Care (Scotland) Act 2005; Human Tissue (Scotland) Act 2006; Adult Support and Protection (Scotland) Act 2007; Land Registration etc. (Scotland) Act 2012; Human Tissue (Authorisation) (Scotland) Act 2019;
Status: Amended
History of passage through the Parliament
Text of statute as originally enacted
Text of the Adults with Incapacity (Scotland) Act 2000 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk.

The Adults with Incapacity (Scotland) Act 2000 (asp 4) is an act of the Scottish Parliament. It was passed on 29 March 2000, receiving royal assent on 9 May. It concerns the welfare of adults (the age of legal capacity in Scotland being 16) who are unable to make decisions for themselves because they have a mental disorder or are not able to communicate. It provides the framework for other people (such as carers) to act on the behalf of people with incapacity.

The act was one of the first pieces of legislation passed by the Scottish Parliament upon it being reconvened in 1999.