(1)In this Act—
“communicating in an inclusive way” means communicating in a way that ensures that individuals who have difficulty communicating (in relation to speech, language or otherwise) can receive information and expressthemselvesin waysthat best meet their needs,
“the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women” means the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women adopted and opened for signature, ratification and accession by General Assembly resolution 34/180 of 18 December 1979,
“food business sector” means persons carrying out businesses involving—
any stage of the production, processing or distribution of food, or
the preparation or service of food for consumers,
“health board” means a board constituted under section 2(1)(a) of the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978,
“the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights” means the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights adopted and opened for signature, ratification and accession by General Assembly resolution 2200A (XXI) of 16 December 1966,
“international instrument”—
means—
any treaty, convention or other international legislative instrument, or
any document issued by an international organisation for the purpose of giving guidance to states, and
includes any provision of such an instrument,
“international organisation” means an organisation and its subordinate bodies governed by international law, or any other body which is set up by, or on the basis of, an agreement between two or more states,
“public authority” means a person who is—
a part of the Scottish Administration, or
a Scottish public authority with mixed functions or no reserved functions (within the meaning of the Scotland Act 1998),
“relevant authority” has the meaning given in section 10(2),
“specified” means specified in regulations made by the Scottish Ministers,
“the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child” means the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child adopted and opened for signature, ratification and accession by General Assembly resolution 44/25 of 20 November 1989.
(2)A reference in this Act to an international instrument is, unless the reference contains contrary provision, a reference to the instrument as it has effect when section 5 comes into force.