# The Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982 (Licensing of Non-surgical Procedures) Order 2026, Introduction: Introductory text


This draft Order supersedes the draft of the same title which was laid before the Scottish Parliament and published on 10 December 2025 (ISBN 978-0-11-106460-3). It is being issued free of charge to all known recipients of that draft Order.
Draft Order laid before the Scottish Parliament under sections 3A(3), 44(3) and 136(4)(b) of the Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982, for approval by resolution of the Scottish Parliament.
Licences And Licensing
Public Health
Made 2026
Coming into force 2026
The Scottish Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred on them by sections 3A(1) and (2), 44(1)(b) and (2) and 136(2) of the Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982 and of all other powers enabling them to do so.
In accordance with sections 3A(3) and 44(3) of that Act, a draft of this instrument has been laid before and approved by a resolution of the Scottish Parliament.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/sdsi/2026/9780111064917/introduction (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-civic-government-scotland-act-1982-licensing-of-non-surgical-procedures-order-2026/introduction
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.