Paragraph 9 InterpretationI1

Scotland

In this Schedule–

F1(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 F2or 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).

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Sch. 2 para. 9(a) substituted (2.7.2010) by The National Health Service (Discipline Committees) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2010 (S.S.I. 2010/226), regs. 1(1), 2(11)(d)(i)
F2: Words in sch. 2 para. 9(b)(ii) inserted (2.7.2010) by The National Health Service (Discipline Committees) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2010 (S.S.I. 2010/226), regs. 1(1), 2(11)(d)(ii)

Commencement

I1: Sch. 2 para. 9 in force at 1.7.2006, see reg. 1(1)