# The Regulation of Care (Scotland) Act 2001 (Commencement No. 2 and Transitional Provisions) Order 2002, Article 1: Citation and interpretation


(1) This Order may be cited as the Regulation of Care (Scotland) Act 2001 (Commencement No. 2 and Transitional Provisions) Order 2002.
(2) In this Order–
“the Act” means the Regulation of Care (Scotland) Act 2001;
“the 1938 Act” means the Nursing Homes Registration (Scotland) Act 1938;
“the 1951 Act” means the Nurses (Scotland) Act 1951;
“the 1968 Act” means the Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968;
“the 1989 Act” means the Children Act 1989;
“the 1996 regulations” means the Secure Accommodation (Scotland) Regulations 1996;
“agency for the supply of nurses” has the meaning which it had in the 1951 Act;
“child minder” has the meaning which it had in the 1989 Act;
“commencement date” means 1st April 2002;
“day care for children” has the meaning which it had in the 1989 Act;
“establishment” means a residential or other establishment within the meaning of the 1968 Act;
“Health Board” means a Health Board constituted by order under section 2 of the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978; and
“nursing home” has the meaning which it had in the 1938 Act.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2002/162/article/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/regulation-of-care-scotland-act-2001-commencement-no-2-and-transitional-provisions-order-2002/article-1
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