# Patient Safety Commissioner for Scotland Act 2023, Section 21: Interpretation

Extent: S

In this Act—
“Commissioner” means the Patient Safety Commissioner for Scotland,
“forensic medical examination” is to be construed in accordance with section 2(3) of the Forensic Medical Services (Victims of Sexual Offences) (Scotland) Act 2021,
“health care” means—
(a) services provided for or in connection with the prevention, diagnosis or treatment of illness, and
(b) forensic medical examinations,
“Parliamentary corporation” means the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body,
“patient”—
(a) is to be construed in accordance with the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978, and
(b) includes a person to whom a forensic medical examination is provided.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2023/6/section/21 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/patient-safety-commissioner-for-scotland-act-2023/section-21
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