{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/regulation-of-care-scotland-act-2001/section-59",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/regulation-of-care-scotland-act-2001/section-59.json",
  "legislation": "asp/2001/8",
  "legislation_title": "Regulation of Care (Scotland) Act 2001",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/regulation-of-care-scotland-act-2001",
  "path": "section/59",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "59",
  "heading": "General principles",
  "text": "(1) The Scottish Ministers ... and the Council shall exercise their functions under this Act in accordance with the principles set out in the following subsections.\n(2) The safety and welfare of all persons who use, or are eligible to use, care services are to be protected and enhanced.\n(3) The independence of those persons is to be promoted.\n(4) Diversity in the provision of care services is to be promoted with a view to those persons being afforded choice.\n(5) In subsection (2), “care service” means a care service as defined in section 47(1) of the Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 8).",
  "extent": "S",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in s. 59(1) repealed (1.10.2010 for specified purposes, 1.4.2011 in so far as not already in force) by Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 8), s. 134(7), sch. 14 para. 4(a); S.S.I. 2010/321, art. 3, sch.; S.S.I. 2011/122, art. 2, sch."
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "S. 59(5) inserted (1.10.2010 for specified purposes, 1.4.2011 in so far as not already in force) by Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 8), s. 134(7), sch. 14 para. 4(b); S.S.I. 2010/321, art. 3, sch.; S.S.I. 2011/122, art. 2, sch."
    }
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  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2001/8/section/59",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T20:17:15.795839+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}