http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2001/8/section/18/2001-10-01Regulation of Care (Scotland) Act 2001An Act of the Scottish Parliament to establish the Scottish Commission for the Regulation of Care and the Scottish Social Services Council; to make provision for the registration and regulation of care services and for the registration, regulation and training of social service workers; to enable local authorities to make grants in respect of activities relating to child care and family support and to make direct payments to children in respect of certain care services; to enable the Scottish Ministers to delegate a power to make certain grants and loans for social work; to make further provision as respects payments by local authorities towards maintenance of certain children residing with and being cared for by persons other than their parents; to enable local authorities to provide and maintain residential accommodation in which nursing is provided; to make further provision as respects persons who have been looked after by local authorities; to amend the definition of “place of safety" in the Children (Scotland) Act 1995; to make further provision as respects the appointment for children of curators ad litem, reporting officers and safeguarders; and for connected purposes.2001-07-13texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2026-01-082001-10-01 PART 1 181The Commission may make summary application to the sheriff for an order—acancelling the registration under this Part of a care service;bvarying or removing any condition for the time being in force in relation to the registration; orcimposing an additional condition in relation to the registration,and if it appears to the sheriff that, unless the order is made, there will be a serious risk to some other person’s life, health or well-being the application may be granted.2As soon as practicable after the Commission makes an application under subsection (1) above, it shall so notify the appropriate authorities.3Where the order applied for is made, the Commission shall as soon as practicable thereafter give a copy of it to the person who provides the care service.4For the purposes of this section the appropriate authorities are—aeach—ilocal authority; andiihealth board,within whose area the care service is provided; andbany statutory authority not mentioned in paragraph (a) above whom the Commission thinks it appropriate to notify.5In subsection (4)(b) above, “statutory authority” means a body established by or under an enactment.S. 18 wholly in force at 1.4.2002, see s. 81(2)-(4) and S.S.I. 2002/162, art. 2(e) (subject to arts. 3-13)Pt. I (ss. 1-32) extended (1.4.2002) by S.S.I. 2002/162, arts. 3, 6