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(1)This Act applies to all civil proceedings except—
(a)inquiries (including joint inquiries) which the Scottish Ministers cause to be held under section 1 of the Inquiries Act 2005 or which they convert under section 15 of that Act into inquiries under that Act,
(b)proceedings under the Children’s Hearings (Scotland) Act 2011,
(c)inquiries under the Inquiries into Fatal Accidents and Sudden Deaths etc. (Scotland) Act 2016, and
(d)defamation proceedings.
(2)This Act does not apply to an apology made in accordance with the duty of candour procedure set out in Part 2 of the Health (Tobacco, Nicotine etc. and Care) (Scotland) Act 2016.
(3)This Act does not apply to criminal proceedings.
(4)The Scottish Ministers may by regulations modify the exceptions in subsections (1) and (2) so as to add an exception, vary the description of an exception or remove an exception.
(5)Regulations under subsection (4) are subject to the affirmative procedure.
(6)Regulations under subsection (4) may include transitional, transitory or saving provision.
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