# The Participation Request (Procedure) (Scotland) Regulations 2017, Regulation 2: Interpretation


In these Regulations—
“the Act” means the Community Empowerment (Scotland) Act 2015;
“community participation body” means the community participation body which made the participation request;
“contact address” has the meaning given in regulation 11;
“public service authority” means the public service authority to whom the participation request is made;
“validation date” in respect of a participation request is the date on which the participation request is taken to have been made in terms of regulation 5; and
“working day” means every day except—
(a) Saturday and Sunday;
(b) 25th and 26th December; and
(c) 1st and 2nd January.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2017/39/regulation/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/participation-request-procedure-scotland-regulations-2017/regulation-2
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