Sexual Offences (Scotland) Act 2009

44Interpretation of section 43S

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In section 43—

  • “care home service” has the meaning given by [F1paragraph 2 of schedule 12 to the Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 8) (“the 2010 Act”)],

  • “further or higher education institution” means a body listed in schedule 2 to the Further and Higher Education (Scotland) Act 2005 (asp 6) [F2or a college of further education which is assigned to a regional strategic body by order made under section 7C(1) of that Act],

  • “hospital” means a health service hospital (as defined in section 108(1) of the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978 (c. 29)),

  • [F3“independent health care service” means any of the following—

    (a)

    an independent hospital;

    (b)

    a private psychiatric hospital;

    (c)

    an independent clinic; or

    (d)

    an independent medical agency,

    as each of those terms is defined in section   10F(2) of the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978 (c.29) ,. ]

  • “local authority” means a council constituted under section 2 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994 (c. 39),

  • “parental responsibilities” and “parental rights” have the same meanings as in the Children (Scotland) Act 1995 (c. 36),

  • “residential establishment” has the meaning given by section 93(1)(a) of that Act of 1995,

  • “school” has the same meaning as in the Education (Scotland) Act 1980 (c. 44),

  • “school care accommodation service” has the meaning given by [F4paragraph 3 of schedule 12 to the 2010 Act], and

  • “secure accommodation service” has the meaning given by [F5paragraph 6 of schedule 12 to the 2010 Act].

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