The Adult Support and Protection (Scotland) Act 2007 (Restriction on the Authorisation of Council Officers) Order 2008

Interpretation

2.—(1) In this Order–

“equivalent registration” means registration in a register prescribed under section 52(2)(b) (use of title “social worker” etc.) of the 2001 Act and which appears to the Scottish Ministers to be equivalent to a registration in the SSSC register as a social worker;

“SSSC register” means the register maintained by the SSSC under section 44(1) (register of social workers and of other social service workers) of the 2001 Act;

“the 2001 Act” means the Regulation of Care (Scotland) Act 2001(1); and

“the SSSC” means the Scottish Social Services Council(2).

(2) A reference in this Order to a section is, unless otherwise stated, to a section of the Adult Support and Protection (Scotland) Act 2007.

(1)

2001 asp 8.

(2)

The SSSC is constituted under section 43 of the 2001 Act.