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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/regulation-of-care-social-service-workers-scotland-order-2004/article-3",
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  "legislation": "ssi/2004/268",
  "legislation_title": "Regulation of Care (Social Service Workers) (Scotland) Order 2004",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/regulation-of-care-social-service-workers-scotland-order-2004",
  "path": "article/3",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "3",
  "heading": "Excluded persons",
  "text": "A person who is registered with or (as the case may be) is a member of one or more of the following bodies is excluded from the description of social service worker in Article 2–\n(a) the General Social Care Council;\n(b) the Northern Ireland Social Care Council;\n(c) the Care Council for Wales;\n(d) the General Medical Council;\n(e) the General Teaching Council for England;\n(f) the General Teaching Council for Wales;\n(g) the General Teaching Council for Northern Ireland;\n(h) the General Teaching Council for Scotland;\n(i) the Health Professions Council;\n(j) the Nursing and Midwifery Council;\n(k) the General Dental Council;\n(l) the British Psychological Society; or\n(m) the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "The General Social Care Council was established by section 54(1)(a) of the Care Standards Act 2000 (c. 14)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "The Northern Ireland Social Care Council was established by section 1(1) of the Health and Personal Social Services Act (Northern Ireland) 2001 (c. 3)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "The Care Council for Wales was established by section 54(1)(b) of the Care Standards Act 2000 (c. 14)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f4",
      "text": "The General Medical Council continues to be established by virtue of section 1(1) of the Medical Act 1983 (c. 54)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f5",
      "text": "The General Teaching Council for England was established by section 1(1) of the Teaching and Higher Education Act 1998 (c. 30)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f6",
      "text": "The General Teaching Council for Wales was established by Article 2 of The General Teaching Council for Wales Order 1998 (S.I. 1998/2911) made under section 8(1) of the Teaching and Higher Education Act 1998 (c. 30)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f7",
      "text": "The General Teaching Council for Northern Ireland was established by Article 34(1) of the Education (Northern Ireland) Order 1998 (S.I. 1998/1759) made under paragraph 1 of Schedule 1 to the Northern Ireland Act 1974 (c. 28)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f8",
      "text": "The General Teaching Council for Scotland was established by section 1(1) of the Teaching Council (Scotland) Act 1965 (c. 19)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f9",
      "text": "The Health Professions Council was established by Article 3(1) of the Health Professions Order (S.I. 2002/254) made under sections 60 and 62(4) of the Health Act 1999 (c. 8)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f10",
      "text": "The Nursing and Midwifery Council was established by Article 3(1) of the Nursing and Midwifery Order 2001 (S.I. 2002/253) made under sections 60 and 62(4) of the Health Act 1999 (c. 8)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f11",
      "text": "The General Dental Council continues to be established by virtue of section 1(1) of the Dentists Act 1984 (c. 24)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f12",
      "text": "The British Psychological Society was incorporated by Royal Charter first granted on 26th February 1965."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f13",
      "text": "The Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain was incorporated by Royal Charter first granted on 18th February 1843."
    }
  ],
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  },
  "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."
}