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					<dc:identifier>http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2001/8/section/47/2013-07-01</dc:identifier><dc:title>Regulation of Care (Scotland) Act 2001</dc:title><dc:description>An 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.</dc:description><dc:date>2001-07-13</dc:date><dc:type>text</dc:type><dc:format>text/xml</dc:format><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:publisher>Statute Law Database</dc:publisher><dc:modified>2026-01-08</dc:modified><dc:contributor>Expert Participation</dc:contributor><dct:valid>2013-07-01</dct:valid>
					
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				</ukm:Metadata><Primary><Body DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2001/8/body/2013-07-01" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2001/8/body" NumberOfProvisions="85" RestrictEndDate="2026-01-07" RestrictStartDate="2013-07-01" RestrictExtent="S"><Part DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2001/8/part/3/2013-07-01" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2001/8/part/3" NumberOfProvisions="20" RestrictEndDate="2016-11-18" RestrictStartDate="2011-04-01" id="part-3" RestrictExtent="S"><Number><Strong>PART 3</Strong></Number><Title> THE COUNCIL</Title><Pblock DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2001/8/part/3/crossheading/registration/2013-07-01" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2001/8/part/3/crossheading/registration" NumberOfProvisions="9" RestrictEndDate="2016-11-18" id="part-3-crossheading-registration" RestrictStartDate="2010-08-01" RestrictExtent="S"><Title> Registration</Title><P1group RestrictStartDate="2010-08-01" RestrictEndDate="2020-03-25" RestrictExtent="S"><Title> Variation <Abbreviation Expansion="et cetera" xml:lang="la">etc.</Abbreviation> of conditions in relation to registration under Part 3</Title><P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2001/8/section/47/2013-07-01" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2001/8/section/47" id="section-47"><Pnumber PuncAfter=""><CommentaryRef Ref="c1230022"/>47</Pnumber><P1para><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2001/8/section/47/1/2013-07-01" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2001/8/section/47/1" id="section-47-1"><Pnumber>1</Pnumber><P2para><Text>The Council may at any time give notice to a person registered under this Part <Addition ChangeId="key-7f4e3c7c54cfae1784677e4fce8c8717-1557744661681" CommentaryRef="key-7f4e3c7c54cfae1784677e4fce8c8717">, other than in the visiting European part of the register,</Addition>   <Substitution ChangeId="key-e96bb381a9aa1c9d695b87446dbc34bb-1557914354742" CommentaryRef="key-e96bb381a9aa1c9d695b87446dbc34bb">of its decision</Substitution>  to—</Text><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2001/8/section/47/1/a/2013-07-01" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2001/8/section/47/1/a" id="section-47-1-a"><Pnumber>a</Pnumber><P3para><Text>vary or remove a condition for the time being in force; or</Text></P3para></P3><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2001/8/section/47/1/b/2013-07-01" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2001/8/section/47/1/b" id="section-47-1-b"><Pnumber>b</Pnumber><P3para><Text>impose an additional condition,</Text></P3para></P3><Text>in relation to the registration.</Text></P2para></P2><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2001/8/section/47/2/2013-07-01" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2001/8/section/47/2" id="section-47-2"><Pnumber>2</Pnumber><P2para><Text>A notice under subsection (1) above shall</Text><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2001/8/section/47/2/a/2013-07-01" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2001/8/section/47/2/a" id="section-47-2-a"><Pnumber> <Addition ChangeId="key-42c6f888b65049d534abbe787495e8ee-1557914510545" CommentaryRef="key-42c6f888b65049d534abbe787495e8ee">a</Addition> </Pnumber><P3para><Text>give the Council's reasons for the <Substitution ChangeId="key-33a0695d38210f31998b1a23c6c13159-1557914409765" CommentaryRef="key-33a0695d38210f31998b1a23c6c13159">decision;</Substitution></Text></P3para></P3><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2001/8/section/47/2/b/2013-07-01" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2001/8/section/47/2/b" id="section-47-2-b"><Pnumber>b</Pnumber><P3para><Text><Addition ChangeId="key-775e14a5fb1a87c8264d3ddb373a3d6f-1557914802777" CommentaryRef="key-775e14a5fb1a87c8264d3ddb373a3d6f">explain the right of appeal conferred by section 51 of this Act; and</Addition></Text></P3para></P3><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2001/8/section/47/2/c/2013-07-01" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2001/8/section/47/2/c" id="section-47-2-c"><Pnumber><Addition ChangeId="key-775e14a5fb1a87c8264d3ddb373a3d6f-1557914802777" CommentaryRef="key-775e14a5fb1a87c8264d3ddb373a3d6f">c</Addition></Pnumber><P3para><Text><Addition ChangeId="key-775e14a5fb1a87c8264d3ddb373a3d6f-1557914802777" CommentaryRef="key-775e14a5fb1a87c8264d3ddb373a3d6f">state the condition as varied, the condition which is removed or (as the case may be) the additional condition imposed.</Addition></Text></P3para></P3></P2para></P2></P1para></P1></P1group></Pblock></Part></Body></Primary><Commentaries><Commentary id="c1230022" Type="I"><Para><Text>S. 47 wholly in force at 1.4.2002, see s. 81(2)-(4) and <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2002/162" id="c00226" Class="ScottishStatutoryInstrument" Year="2002" Number="162">S.S.I. 2002/162</Citation>, <CitationSubRef id="c00227" CitationRef="c00226" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2002/162/article/2/e" Operative="true" SectionRef="article-2-e">art. 2(e)</CitationSubRef> (subject to <CitationSubRef id="c00228" CitationRef="c00226" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2002/162/article/3" UpTo="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2002/162/article/13" Type="group" StartSectionRef="article-3" EndSectionRef="article-13">arts. 3-13</CitationSubRef>)</Text></Para></Commentary><Commentary id="key-7f4e3c7c54cfae1784677e4fce8c8717" Type="F"><Para><Text>Words in s. 47(1) inserted (3.12.2007) by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2007/3101" id="cd8k59p03-00007" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2007" Number="3101" Title="The European Qualifications (Health and Social Care Professions) Regulations 2007">The European Qualifications (Health and Social Care Professions) Regulations 2007 (S.I. 2007/3101)</Citation>, <CitationSubRef id="cd8k59p03-00008" CitationRef="cd8k59p03-00007" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2007/3101/regulation/1/2" SectionRef="regulation-1-2">regs. 1(2)</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef id="cd8k59p03-00009" CitationRef="cd8k59p03-00007" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2007/3101/regulation/261" SectionRef="regulation-261" Operative="true">261</CitationSubRef></Text></Para></Commentary><Commentary id="key-e96bb381a9aa1c9d695b87446dbc34bb" Type="F"><Para><Text>Words in s. 47(1) substituted (1.8.2010) by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2010/8" id="cdbd5zaj3-00007" Class="ScottishAct" Year="2010" Number="8" Title="Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010">Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 8)</Citation>, <CitationSubRef id="cdbd5zaj3-00008" CitationRef="cdbd5zaj3-00007" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2010/8/section/134/7" SectionRef="section-134-7">s. 134(7)</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef id="cdbd5zaj3-00009" CitationRef="cdbd5zaj3-00007" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2010/8/schedule/15/paragraph/3/a" SectionRef="schedule-15-paragraph-3-a" Operative="true">sch. 15 para. 3(a)</CitationSubRef>; <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2010/221" id="cdbd5zaj3-00010" Class="ScottishStatutoryInstrument" Year="2010" Number="221" Title="The Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (Commencement No. 1) Order 2010">S.S.I. 2010/221</Citation>, <CitationSubRef id="cdbd5zaj3-00011" CitationRef="cdbd5zaj3-00010" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2010/221/article/3/2" SectionRef="article-3-2">art. 3(2)</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef id="cdbd5zaj3-00012" CitationRef="cdbd5zaj3-00010" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2010/221/schedule" SectionRef="schedule">sch.</CitationSubRef></Text></Para></Commentary><Commentary id="key-33a0695d38210f31998b1a23c6c13159" Type="F"><Para><Text>Word in s. 47(2) substituted (1.8.2010) by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2010/8" id="cdbd5zaj3-00019" Class="ScottishAct" Year="2010" Number="8" Title="Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010">Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 8)</Citation>, <CitationSubRef id="cdbd5zaj3-00020" CitationRef="cdbd5zaj3-00019" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2010/8/section/134/7" SectionRef="section-134-7">s. 134(7)</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef id="cdbd5zaj3-00021" CitationRef="cdbd5zaj3-00019" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2010/8/schedule/15/paragraph/3/b/ii" SectionRef="schedule-15-paragraph-3-b-ii" Operative="true">sch. 15 para. 3(b)(ii)</CitationSubRef>; <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2010/221" id="cdbd5zaj3-00022" Class="ScottishStatutoryInstrument" Year="2010" Number="221" Title="The Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (Commencement No. 1) Order 2010">S.S.I. 2010/221</Citation>, <CitationSubRef id="cdbd5zaj3-00023" CitationRef="cdbd5zaj3-00022" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2010/221/article/3/2" SectionRef="article-3-2">art. 3(2)</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef id="cdbd5zaj3-00024" CitationRef="cdbd5zaj3-00022" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2010/221/schedule" SectionRef="schedule">sch.</CitationSubRef></Text></Para></Commentary><Commentary id="key-42c6f888b65049d534abbe787495e8ee" Type="F"><Para><Text>Words in s. 47(2) renumbered as s. 47(2)(a) (1.8.2010) by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2010/8" id="cdbd5zaj3-00044" Class="ScottishAct" Year="2010" Number="8" Title="Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010">Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 8)</Citation>, <CitationSubRef id="cdbd5zaj3-00045" CitationRef="cdbd5zaj3-00044" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2010/8/section/134/7" SectionRef="section-134-7">s. 134(7)</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef id="cdbd5zaj3-00046" CitationRef="cdbd5zaj3-00044" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2010/8/schedule/15/paragraph/3/b/i" SectionRef="schedule-15-paragraph-3-b-i" Operative="true">sch. 15 para. 3(b)(i)</CitationSubRef>; <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2010/221" id="cdbd5zaj3-00047" Class="ScottishStatutoryInstrument" Year="2010" Number="221" Title="The Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (Commencement No. 1) Order 2010">S.S.I. 2010/221</Citation>, <CitationSubRef id="cdbd5zaj3-00048" CitationRef="cdbd5zaj3-00047" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2010/221/article/3/2" SectionRef="article-3-2">art. 3(2)</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef id="cdbd5zaj3-00049" CitationRef="cdbd5zaj3-00047" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2010/221/schedule" SectionRef="schedule">sch.</CitationSubRef></Text></Para></Commentary><Commentary id="key-775e14a5fb1a87c8264d3ddb373a3d6f" Type="F"><Para><Text>S. 47(2)(b)(c) added (1.8.2010) by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2010/8" id="cdbd5zaj3-00032" Class="ScottishAct" Year="2010" Number="8" Title="Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010">Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 8)</Citation>, <CitationSubRef id="cdbd5zaj3-00033" CitationRef="cdbd5zaj3-00032" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2010/8/section/134/7" SectionRef="section-134-7">s. 134(7)</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef id="cdbd5zaj3-00034" CitationRef="cdbd5zaj3-00032" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2010/8/schedule/15/paragraph/3/b/iii" SectionRef="schedule-15-paragraph-3-b-iii" Operative="true">sch. 15 para. 3(b)(iii)</CitationSubRef>; <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2010/221" id="cdbd5zaj3-00035" Class="ScottishStatutoryInstrument" Year="2010" Number="221" Title="The Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (Commencement No. 1) Order 2010">S.S.I. 2010/221</Citation>, <CitationSubRef id="cdbd5zaj3-00036" CitationRef="cdbd5zaj3-00035" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2010/221/article/3/2" SectionRef="article-3-2">art. 3(2)</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef id="cdbd5zaj3-00037" CitationRef="cdbd5zaj3-00035" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2010/221/schedule" SectionRef="schedule">sch.</CitationSubRef></Text></Para></Commentary></Commentaries></Legislation>