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The Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007 (Health Professionals) (Health Service Lists) Regulations 2010

Made

12th May 2010

Laid before the Scottish Parliament

13th May 2010

Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1

The Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 73(g) and 97(1)(1) of the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007(2) and all other powers enabling them to do so.

Citation, commencement and interpretation

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007 (Health Professionals) (Health Service Lists) Regulations 2010 and come into force on the same day as section 44 of the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007.

Prescribed purpose

2.–(1) The suitability for inclusion in any list prepared by virtue of section 17P or for the purposes of Part II of the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978(3), of an individual who is–

(a) a dental practitioner undertaking to provide or assisting with the provision of general dental services;

(b) a medical practitioner or an ophthalmic optician undertaking to provide or assisting with the provision of general ophthalmic services;

(c) a person undertaking to provide pharmaceutical services; or

(d) a person performing a primary medical service,

is prescribed for the purposes of section 73(g) of the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007.

ADAM INGRAM

Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers

St Andrew´s House,

Edinburgh

12th May 2010

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

Regulation 2 of these Regulations prescribes the suitability for inclusion in any list prepared by virtue of section 17P or for the purposes of Part II of the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978 of an individual who is a dental practitioner undertaking to provide or assisting with the provision of general dental services, a medical practitioner or an ophthalmic optician undertaking to provide or assisting with the provision of general ophthalmic services, a person undertaking to provide pharmaceutical services, or a person performing a primary medical service, as a purpose in terms of section 73(g) of the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007.

(1)

See section 97(1) for the definition of "prescribed". Back [1]

(2)

2007 asp 14. Back [2]

(3)

1978 c.29. Back [3]



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