2005 No. 631
ADULTS WITH INCAPACITY

The Adults with Incapacity (Countersignatories of Applications for Authority to Intromit) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2005

Made
Laid before the Scottish Parliament
Coming into force
The Scottish Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 26(1)(c) of the Adults with Incapacity (Scotland) Act 20001 and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Regulations:

Citation and commencement1.

These Regulations may be cited as the Adults with Incapacity (Countersignatories of Applications for Authority to Intromit) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2005 and shall come into force on 1st February 2006.

Amendment of the Adults with Incapacity (Countersignatories of Applications for Authority to Intromit) (Scotland) Regulations 20012.

(1)

The Adults with Incapacity (Countersignatories of Applications for Authority to Intromit) (Scotland) Regulations 20012 are amended in accordance with the following paragraphs.

(2)

In regulation 2 (interpretation)–

(a)

after the definition of “councillor” insert–
““dental practitioner” has the same meaning as in section 108(1) of the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 19783;”; and

(b)

after the definition of “registered European lawyer” insert–
““registered health professional” means any person who is registered under the Health Professions Order 20014 as a chiropodist, occupational therapist, physiotherapist, or speech and language therapist;
“registered optometrist” means a person registered in the register maintained by the General Optical Council under section 7(a) of the Opticians Act 19895;

“registered dispensing optician” means a person registered in the register maintained by the General Optical Council under section 7(b) of the Opticians Act 1989;

“registered pharmaceutical chemist” has the same meaning as in section 24(1) of the Pharmacy Act 19546;
“social worker” has the same meaning as in section 77(1) of the Regulation of Care (Scotland) Act 20017;”.

(3)

In the Schedule (classes of persons who may countersign an application)–

(a)

after “Constables of a police force” insert–

“Dental practitioners

Registered dispensing opticians”;

(b)

after “Registered European Lawyers” insert “Registered health professionals”;

(c)

after “Registered medical practitioners” insert–

“Registered optometrists

Registered pharmaceutical chemists”; and

(d)

after “Registered nurses” insert–

“Social workers”.

HUGH HENRY
Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers

St Andrew’s House, Edinburgh

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the Adults with Incapacity (Countersignatories of Applications for Authority to Intromit) (Scotland) Regulations 2001 to include further classes of persons who may countersign an application made under section 26 of the Adults with Incapacity (Scotland) Act 2000.