Regulation 2 Excepted proceedings

(1)

Section 2 of the Apologies (Scotland) Act 2016 is amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) and (3).

(2)

In subsection (1)—

(a)

for paragraph (a) substitute—

“(a)
inquiries held under section 1 of the Inquiries Act 2005^f1, including inquiries which are converted under section 15 of that Act into inquiries under that Act,”;

(b)

omit the “and” following paragraph (c);

(c)

after “proceedings” in paragraph (d) insert—

“, and

(e)
proceedings of a professional regulatory body that have as their main purpose the determination of whether or not a person meets—

(i)
that body’s requirements for registration,

(ii)
the standards or requirements for practising a profession regulated by that body”.

(3)

After subsection (1) insert—

“(1A)
In subsection (1) “professional regulatory body” means a body, whether incorporated or not, which keeps a register of persons who have satisfied the body (whether by the passing of an examination or by some other means) that they meet—

(a)
that body’s requirements for registration,

(b)
the standards or requirements for practising a profession regulated by that body.”.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: 2005 c.12.