Citation, commencement and interpretation

1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Scottish Commission for the Regulation of Care (Consultation on Transfer of Staff) Order 2002 and comes into force on 15th February 2002.

(2) In this Order–

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

“relevant employee” means any employee of a local authority or Health Board who is to be transferred under a scheme;

“scheme” means a scheme made under section 30(1) of the Act.