Non-surgical Procedures and Functions of Medical Reviewers (Scotland) Act 2026

1. Introductory Text

2. Part 1 Non-surgical Procedures

   1. Meaning of “non-surgical procedure”

      1. 1. Meaning of “non-surgical procedure”

   2. Offence of providing a non-surgical procedure to person under 18

      1. 2. Offence of providing a non-surgical procedure to person under 18

   3. Offence of providing a non-surgical procedure outwith permitted premises

      1. 3. Offence of providing a non-surgical procedure outwith permitted premises

      2. 4. Meaning of “permitted premises”

   4. Power to make further provision about non-surgical procedures

      1. 5. Power to make further provision about non-surgical procedures

   5. Enforcement powers

      1. 6. Meaning of “authorised person”

      2. 7. Powers of entry, search and seizure

      3. 8. Restrictions on powers of entry, search and seizure

      4. 9. Conditions for issue of warrant

      5. 10. Expiry of warrant

      6. 11. Offence of obstructing an authorised person

   6. Enforcement of offences

      1. 12. Penalties

      2. 13. Individual culpability where organisation commits an offence

   7. UK internal market: power to establish individual assessment process

      1. 14. UK internal market: power to establish individual assessment process

   8. Minor and consequential modifications of the 1978 Act

      1. 15. Modifications of the 1978 Act

   9. Interpretation of Part 1

      1. 16. Interpretation of Part 1

   10. Guidance

       1. 17. Guidance about the provision of non-surgical procedures

   11. Review

       1. 18. Review of Part 1

3. Part 2 Certification of death and authorisation of cremation or hydrolysis

   1. Certification of death

      1. 19. Application for review of medical certificate of cause of death

   2. Authorisation of cremation or hydrolysis

      1. 20. Deaths outwith the United Kingdom: authorisation of cremation or hydrolysis by medical reviewer

4. Part 3 Final provisions

   1. 21. Ancillary provision

   2. 22. Regulation-making powers

   3. 23. Regulations subject to the affirmative procedure: consultation

   4. 24. Commencement

   5. 25. Short title

5. 1. Schedule 1

      Specified non-surgical procedures

      1. 1. Ablative laser treatment

      2. 2. Chemical peel

      3. 3. Dermal microcoring

      4. 4. Injectable procedure

      5. 5. Intravenous procedure

      6. 6. Licensed procedure carried out with prescribed anaesthetic

      7. 7. Licensed procedure carried out on an intimate area (other than non-ablative laser treatment for hair removal)

      8. 8. Microneedling

      9. 9. But paragraph 8 does not include— (a) acupuncture, cosmetic body...

      10. 10. Subcision

      11. 11. Thread lift

      12. 12. Interpretation

      13. 13. In this schedule, the following terms have the same meaning...

      14. 14. For the purposes of paragraph 4 or 5, a substance...

   2. Schedule 2

      Minor and consequential modifications of the 1978 Act

      1. 1. The 1978 Act is amended as follows.

      2. 2. In section 10A (Healthcare Improvement Scotland), in subsection (1)—

      3. 3. In section 10S (cancellation of registration), in subsection (2)(b)—

      4. 4. In section 76 (inquiries), in subsection (1), for “or under...

      5. 5. In section 77 (default powers), in subsection (1), for “or...