# The National Health Service (Discipline Committees) (Scotland) Regulations 2006, Paragraph 9: Interpretation

Extent: S

In this Schedule–
(a) “lay member” has the same meaning given to it in paragraph 8 of Schedule 1;
(b) “relevant practitioner” means–
(i) a doctor, where the practitioner is a doctor;
(ii) a dentist, where the practitioner is a dentist or a dental body corporate;
(iii) an optician or ophthalmic medical practitioner, where the practitioner is an optician or an ophthalmic medical practitioner;
(iv) a pharmacist, where the practitioner is a pharmacist;
(c) “party” means the practitioner, the appropriate Health Board, and any person who is to be treated as a party to the investigation pursuant to paragraph 2(3).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2006/330/schedule/2/paragraph/9 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/national-health-service-discipline-committees-scotland-regulations-2006/schedule-2/paragraph-9
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