{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/adults-with-incapacity-scotland-act-2000/section-40",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/adults-with-incapacity-scotland-act-2000/section-40.json",
  "legislation": "asp/2000/4",
  "legislation_title": "Adults with Incapacity (Scotland) Act 2000",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/adults-with-incapacity-scotland-act-2000",
  "path": "section/40",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "40",
  "heading": "Supervisory bodies",
  "text": "(1) The supervisory body for the purposes of this Part is, in relation to—\n(a) a registered establishment which is—\n(i) registered under the Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010, Social Care and Social Work Improvement Scotland;\n(ii) registered under the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978, Healthcare Improvement Scotland;\n(b) an unregistered establishment, the Health Board for the area in which the establishment is situated;\nand any reference in this Part to an authorised establishment in relation to a supervisory body is a reference to an authorised establishment for which the supervisory body is responsible.\n(2) The supervisory body shall from time to time make inquiry as to the manner in which the managers of an authorised establishment are carrying out the management of residents’ affairs and in particular the manner in which they are carrying out their functions under section 41.\n(3) The supervisory body shall investigate any complaint received as to the manner in which the managers of an authorised establishment are managing residents’ affairs.\n(4) The Scottish Ministers may, as respects any authorised establishment, amend subsection (1) by substituting for the supervisory body allotted to that establishment a different supervisory body..",
  "extent": "S",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "S. 40(1)(a)(b) substituted (1.4.2002) for words \"from the beginning of the subsection to the end of paragraph (c)\" by virtue of 2001 asp 8, ss. 79, 81(2), Sch. 3 para. 23(3)(a); S.S.I. 2002/162, art. 2 (subject to arts. 3-13)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "S. 40(1)(a) substituted (1.4.2011) by The Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (Consequential Modifications) Order 2011 (S.S.I. 2011/211), art. 1, sch. 1 para. 8(3)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "S. 40(1)(a)(ii) inserted (1.4.2011) by The Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (Consequential Modifications) Order 2011 (S.S.I. 2011/211), art. 1, sch. 2 para. 5(3)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Word in s. 40(2)(3) substituted (1.4.2002) by 2001 asp 8, ss. 79, 81(2), Sch. 3 para. 23(3)(b); S.S.I. 2002/162, art. 2"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F5",
      "text": "Words in s. 40(4) substituted (1.4.2002) by 2001 asp 8, ss. 79, 81(2), Sch. 3 para. 23(3)(c); S.S.I. 2002/162, art. 2"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2000/4/section/40",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T20:17:28.069528+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}