Apologies (Scotland) Act 2016

2Legal proceedings coveredS

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(1)This Act applies to all civil proceedings except—

[F1(a)inquiries held under section 1 of the Inquiries Act 2005, including inquiries which are converted 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, F2...

(d)defamation proceedings

[F3, and

(e)proceedings of a professional regulatory body listed in subsection (1A) that have as their main purpose the determination of whether or not a person meets—

(i)that body’s requirements for registration,

(ii)the standards or requirements for practising a profession regulated by that body]

[F4(1A)The professional regulatory bodies are—

(a)the General Chiropractic Council,

(b)the General Dental Council,

(c)the General Medical Council,

(d)the General Optical Council,

(e)the General Osteopathic Council,

(f)the General Pharmaceutical Council,

(g)the Health and Care Professions Council,

(h)the Nursing and Midwifery Council,

(i)the Scottish Social Services Council, and

(j)the General Teaching Council for Scotland.]

(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.

Textual Amendments

Commencement Information

I1S. 2(1)-(3) in force at 19.6.2017 by S.S.I. 2016/256, reg. 2(2) (with reg. 3) (as amended by S.S.I. 2016/395, reg. 2)

I2S. 2(4)-(6) in force at 22.9.2016 by S.S.I. 2016/256, reg. 2(1)