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Patient Safety Commissioner for Scotland Act 2023
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Final provisionsS
20Application of public authorities legislationS
Schedule 2 modifies other enactments so that their provisions apply to the office of Commissioner.
Commencement Information
I1S. 20 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 24(2)
I2S. 20 in force at 1.5.2024 by S.S.I. 2024/110, reg. 2(1)
21InterpretationS
In this Act—
“Commissioner” means the Patient Safety Commissioner for Scotland,
“forensic medical examination” is to be construed in accordance with section 2(3) of the Forensic Medical Services (Victims of Sexual Offences) (Scotland) Act 2021,
“health care” means—
(a)services provided for or in connection with the prevention, diagnosis or treatment of illness, and
(b)forensic medical examinations,
“Parliamentary corporation” means the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body,
“patient”—
(a)is to be construed in accordance with the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978, and
(b)includes a person to whom a forensic medical examination is provided.
Commencement Information
I3S. 21 in force at 8.11.2023, see s. 24(1)
22Ancillary provisionS
The Scottish Ministers may by regulations make any incidental, supplementary, consequential, transitional, transitory or saving provision they consider appropriate for the purposes of, in connection with or for giving full effect to this Act or any provision made under it.
Commencement Information
I4S. 22 in force at 8.11.2023, see s. 24(1)
23Regulation-making powersS
(1)Regulations under this Act may make different provision for different purposes.
(2)Regulations under section 22 may modify any enactment (including this Act).
(3)Regulations under section 22—
(a)which add to, replace or omit any part of the text of an Act are subject to the affirmative procedure,
(b)otherwise, are subject to the negative procedure.
Commencement Information
I5S. 23 in force at 8.11.2023, see s. 24(1)
24CommencementS
(1)The following provisions come into force the day after Royal Assent: this section and sections 21, 22, 23 and 25.
(2)The other provisions of this Act come into force on such day as the Scottish Ministers may by regulations appoint.
Commencement Information
I6S. 24 in force at 8.11.2023, see s. 24(1)
25Short titleS
The short title of this Act is the Patient Safety Commissioner for Scotland Act 2023.
Commencement Information
I7S. 25 in force at 8.11.2023, see s. 24(1)
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