1 Citation and interpretation
1 This Order may be cited as the Regulation of Care (Scotland) Act 2001 (Commencement No. 2 and Transitional Provisions) Order 2002.
2 In this Order–
“the Act” means the Regulation of Care (Scotland) Act 2001;
“the 1938 Act” means the Nursing Homes Registration (Scotland) Act 1938;
“the 1951 Act” means the Nurses (Scotland) Act 1951;
“the 1968 Act” means the Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968;
“the 1989 Act” means the Children Act 1989;
“the 1996 regulations” means the Secure Accommodation (Scotland) Regulations 1996;
“agency for the supply of nurses” has the meaning which it had in the 1951 Act;
“child minder” has the meaning which it had in the 1989 Act;
“commencement date” means 1st April 2002;
“day care for children” has the meaning which it had in the 1989 Act;
“establishment” means a residential or other establishment within the meaning of the 1968 Act;
“Health Board” means a Health Board constituted by order under section 2 of the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978; and
“nursing home” has the meaning which it had in the 1938 Act.
1938 c. 73.
1951 c. 55.
1968 c. 49.
1989 c. 41.
S.I.1996/3255.
1978 c. 29.