Abortion Services (Safe Access Zones) (Scotland) Act 2024

15 Interpretation

In this Act—

• “abortion services” means any treatment for the termination of pregnancy authorised under the Abortion Act 1967,

• “Health Board” means a Health Board constituted under section 2(1)(a) of the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978,

• “hospital” means a hospital vested in the Scottish Ministers for the purpose of their functions under the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978,

• “operator”, in relation to protected premises or proposed protected premises, means—

  (a)

  where the premises are or form part of a hospital, the Health Board in whose area the hospital is situated,

  (b)

  where the premises are a place approved under section 1(3) of the Abortion Act 1967 to provide abortion services, the person who is registered by virtue of section 10P of the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978 as managing the services,

• “proposed protected premises” has the meaning given in section 3(1),

• “protected premises” has the meaning given in section 1,

• “protected site” has the meaning given in section 2(7),

• “safe access zone”, in relation to protected premises, is to be construed in accordance with section 2.