Article 3 Definition of non-surgical procedure
In this Order, a “non-surgical procedure”—
means a procedure that is carried out on a natural person which—
pierces or penetrates the person’s skin, including by means of a needle, chemical, medicine, heat, cold, light, laser, sound or electricity, and
is of a kind specified in schedule 1, but
does not include a procedure—
for which a prescribed anaesthetic is used,
that is carried out on an intimate area, unless it is non-ablative laser treatment for hair removal,
that is provided by a person acting for or on behalf of the health service,
that is provided by a health care provider for the purpose of, or in connection with, preventing, diagnosing or treating an illness of the person mentioned in paragraph (a),
that is designated as an activity for which a licence is required under the Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982 (Licensing of Skin Piercing and Tattooing) Order 2006f1, or
that is carried out in excepted premises.
In this article—
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“care home” means accommodation occupied exclusively or mainly by individuals aged 16 or over that is provided by an organisation carrying on a care home service (within the meaning of paragraph 2 of schedule 12 of the Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010f2),
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“excepted premises” means—
- (a)
any premises of an independent hospital that is registered with HIS,
- (b)
any premises of an independent clinic—
- (i)
that is registered with HIS, and
- (ii)
whose services are provided or managed by any of the following persons—
- (aa)
a registered medical practitioner,
- (bb)
a person registered in the dentists register under the Dentists Act 1984f3,
- (cc)
a registered nurse who is noted in the Nursing and Midwifery Register as being qualified to order drugs, medicines and appliances as a nurse independent prescriber,
- (dd)
a registered midwife who is noted in the Nursing and Midwifery Register as being qualified to order drugs, medicines and appliances as a nurse independent prescriber,
- (ee)
a pharmacist independent prescriber,
- (aa)
- (i)
- (c)
any premises (or vehicle), other than a dwelling or care home, at or in which general dental services are provided in accordance with an agreement pursuant to section 25 of the 1978 Act,
- (d)
premises, other than a dwelling or care home, whose address is specified in an agreement pursuant to section 17C of the 1978 Act as one at which primary medical services are to be provided in accordance with the agreement,
- (e)
premises, other than a dwelling or care home, whose address is specified in a contract pursuant to section 17J of the 1978 Act as one at which general medical services are to be provided in accordance with the contract, or
- (f)
a registered pharmacy within the meaning of section 74 of the Medicines Act 1968f4,
- (a)
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“health care provider” means—
- (a)
an independent health care service that is registered with HIS,
- (b)
a regulated health care professional, or
- (c)
a person who, in providing the procedure, is acting in accordance with the directions of a regulated health care professional,
- (a)
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“health service” means the health service established under section 1 of the 1978 Act,
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“illness” includes—
- (a)
mental disorder within the meaning of section 328 of the Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003f5, and
- (b)
any injury or disability requiring medical, surgical or dental treatment or nursing,
- (a)
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“independent clinic” has the meaning given by section 10F(2) of the 1978 Act,
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“independent health care service” has the meaning given by section 10F of the 1978 Act,
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“independent hospital” has the meaning given by section 10F(2) of the 1978 Act,
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“intimate area” means anus or genitals or an area around the anus or genitals,
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“Nursing and Midwifery Register” means the register maintained under article 5 of the Nursing and Midwifery Order 2001f6,
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“pharmacist independent prescriber” means a person who is—
- (a)
- (b)
noted in that register as being qualified to order drugs, medicines and appliances as a pharmacist independent prescriber,
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“prescribed anaesthetic” means an anaesthetic that is a prescription only medicine within the meaning given by regulation 8 of the Human Medicines Regulations 2012f9,
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“regulated health care professional” means a person who is regulated by any of the following—
- (a)
the General Medical Council,
- (b)
the General Dental Council,
- (c)
the General Optical Council,
- (d)
the General Osteopathic Council,
- (e)
the General Chiropractic Council,
- (f)
the General Pharmaceutical Council
- (g)
the Nursing and Midwifery Council,
- (h)
the Health and Care Professions Council.
- (a)
Annotations
Footnotes
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S.S.I. 2006/43 as amended by S.S.I. 2006/604.
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- f3
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1984 c. 24; section 5 is amended by S.I. 2005/2011, S.I. 2007/3101 and S.I. 2019/593.
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1968 c. 67; section 74 was amended by the Statute Law Repeals Act 1993 (c. 50), schedule 1, part 12; S.I. 2010/231 and S.I. 2016/372.
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S.I. 2002/253 as amended by S.I. 2009/1182 and S.I. 2018/838.
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S.I. 2010/231 as amended by S.I. 2019/593.
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S.I. 1976/1213 (N.I. 22); article 6 is amended by S.R. 2008 No. 192 and S.I. 2019/585; article 9 is amended by S.I. 2019/585, the Coronavirus Act 2020 (c. 7), schedule 4, paragraph 4 and S.I. 2022/1023.
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S.I. 2012/1916 to which there are amendments but none are relevant.