# The Healthcare Improvement Scotland (Inspections) Regulations 2011, Regulation 2: Interpretation


(1) In these Regulations—
“the Act” means the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978;
“authorised person” means a person authorised by HIS to carry out an inspection under—
(a) section 10I (inspections of services provided under the health service);
(b) section 10K (authorised persons); or
(c) section 10M (inspections at request of Scottish Ministers);
“information” includes any document, record (including personal records), or item or any part of a document, record or item;
“independent health care service” has the same meaning as in section 10F (meaning of “independent health care service”);
“inspection” means, unless otherwise stated, an inspection under—
(a) section 10J (inspections of independent health care services); or
(b) section 10M (inspections at request of Scottish Ministers) if that inspection relates to an independent health care service;
“HIS” means Healthcare Improvement Scotland established by section 10A (Healthcare Improvement Scotland);
“medical records” has the meaning given in section 10O(4) (regulations relating to inspections);
“personal records” includes health records as defined in section 10O(4);
“pharmacist” means a person registered as a pharmacist in Part 1 or 4 of the register maintained under article 19 (establishment, maintenance of and access to the register) of the Pharmacy Order 2010 or the register maintained in pursuance of articles 6 (the register) and 9 (the registrars) of the Pharmacy (Northern Ireland) Order 1976;
“registered dentist” means a person registered in the register maintained under section 14 (the dentists register and the registrar) of the Dentists Act 1984;
“registered nurse” means an individual registered in the register maintained under article 5 (establishment and maintenance of the register) of the Nurses and Midwives Order 2001 by virtue of qualifications in nursing;
“service user” means a person cared for, by or accommodated in the premises of an independent healthcare service.
(2) Any reference in these Regulations—
(a) to the provision of a service includes the management, organisation or co-ordination of a service; and
(b) to a section is a reference to that section of the Act except where otherwise indicated.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/sdsi/2011/9780111011928/regulation/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-healthcare-improvement-scotland-inspections-regulations-2011/regulation-2
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