Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010

Valid from 01/10/2010

Regulation of Care (Scotland) Act 2001 (asp 8) S

2 S The Regulation of Care (Scotland) Act 2001 is amended as follows.

3 S In section 53(2)(b) (codes of practice), for “the Commission” substitute “ Social Care and Social Work Improvement Scotland ”.

4 S In section 59 (general principles)—

(a) in subsection (1) the words “, the Commission” are repealed,

(b) after subsection (4), insert—

“(5) In subsection (2), “care service” means a care service as defined in section 47(1) of the Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 8).”.

5 S In section 60 (grants)—

(a) in subsection (1), the words “the Commission or to” are repealed,

(b) in paragraph (a) of that subsection, for “body in question” substitute “ Council ”,

(c) in paragraph (b) of that subsection, for “that body” substitute “ the Council ”.

6 S In section 61 (guarantees)—

(a) in subsection (1), the words “the Commission or” are repealed,

(b) in subsection (4), the words “the Commission, or as the case may be” are repealed.

7 S In section 62 (duty of consultation)—

(a) the words “Commission and the” are repealed,

(b) the word “each” is repealed,

(c) for the words “the other” substitute “ Social Care and Social Work Improvement Scotland ”,

(d) for the words “body exercising the function” substitute “ Council ”.

8 S In section 63 (guidance as to consultation)—

(a) the words “the Commission and to” are repealed,

(b) for the words “body in question” substitute “ Council ”.

9 S In section 64 (complaints procedure)—

(a) in subsection (1)—

(i) for the words “The Commission and the Council shall each” substitute “ The Council shall ”,

(ii) for the words “body in question” substitute “ Council ”,

(b) in subsection (2), for the words “body in question” substitute “ Council ”,

(c) in subsection (3), for the words “body in question” substitute “ Council ”,

(d) in subsection (4), for the words “body in question” substitute “ Council ”.

10 S In section 65 (inquiries)—

(a) in subsection (1)—

(i) in paragraph (a), the words “by the Commission or” are repealed,

(ii) paragraph (b) and the word “or” immediately preceding it are repealed,

(b) subsection (2) is repealed,

(c) in subsection (4), paragraph (b) is repealed,

(d) in subsection (6)—

(i) the words “(2) or” are repealed,

(ii) paragraph (a) and the word “or” immediately following it are repealed,

(e) in subsection (7)—

(i) the words “by the Commission or” are repealed,

(ii) for the words “(2), or as the case may be (3),” substitute “ (3) ”,

(iii) for the words “body in question” substitute “ Council ”,

(iv) for the words “that body” substitute “ the Council ”,

(v) for the word “body”, in the third place it occurs, substitute “ Council ”,

(f) in subsection (9), paragraph (a) and the word “or” immediately following it are repealed.