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); and

(c)

after “proceedings” in paragraph (d) insert—

“, and

(e)
proceedings of a professional regulatory body listed in subsection (1A) 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)
The professional regulatory bodies are—

(a)
the General Chiropractic Council,

(b)
the General Dental Council,

(c)
the General Medical Council,

(d)
the General Optical Council,

(e)
the General Osteopathic Council,

(f)
the General Pharmaceutical Council,

(g)
the Health and Care Professions Council,

(h)
the Nursing and Midwifery Council,

(i)
the Scottish Social Services Council, and

(j)
the General Teaching Council for Scotland.”.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: 2005 c.12.