The Scottish Social Services Council (Appointments, Procedure and Access to the Register) Regulations 2001

Citation, commencement, interpretation and extent

1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Scottish Social Services Council (Appointments, Procedure and Access to the Register) Regulations 2001 and shall come into force on 1st October 2001.

(2) In these Regulations–

“the Act” means the Regulation of Care (Scotland) Act 2001;

“the Commission” means the Scottish Commission for the Regulation of Care established under section 1 of the Act;

“the convener” means, unless the context otherwise requires, the convener of the Council;

“the Council” means the Scottish Social Services Council established under section 43 of the Act;

“governance” means the practice of ensuring that a public or other body complies with its statutory obligations and conducts its operations with due propriety and integrity;

“member” means a member of the Council other than the convener;

“public body” means a body established by or under any enactment; and

“the register” means the register maintained by the Council under section 44 of the Act.

(3) In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires, any reference to a numbered regulation is a reference to the regulation bearing that number in these Regulations, and any reference to a numbered paragraph is a reference to the paragraph bearing that number in that regulation.