Paragraph 35 Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007 (Prescribed Services) (Protected Adults) Regulations 2010

For regulation 4 of the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007 (Prescribed Services) (Protected Adults) Regulations 2010^f1 (prescribed services) substitute—

“4.

For the purposes of section 94(1)(b)(iii), (iv), (v) and (vi) of the Act, a prescribed service is a service which concerns the treatment, care and support of, and provision of advice and assistance to, individuals in relation to their health and well-being, provided by—

(a)

an independent hospital;

(b)

a private psychiatric hospital;

(c)

an independent clinic; or

(d)

an independent medical agency,

within the meaning given to those expressions by section 10F(2) of the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978.”.