Sexual Offences (Scotland) Act 2009

44 Interpretation of section 43 S

In section 43—

• “care home service” has the meaning given by [F1 paragraph 2 of schedule 12 to the Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 8) (“the 2010 Act”)],

• “further or higher education institution” means a body listed in schedule 2 to the Further and Higher Education (Scotland) Act 2005 (asp 6) [F2 or a college of further education which is assigned to a regional strategic body by order made under section 7C(1) of that Act],

• “hospital” means a health service hospital (as defined in section 108(1) of the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978 (c. 29)),

• [F3 “independent health care service” means any of the following—

  (a)

  an independent hospital;

  (b)

  a private psychiatric hospital;

  (c)

  an independent clinic; or

  (d)

  an independent medical agency,

  as each of those terms is defined in section   10F(2) of the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978 (c.29) ,. ]

• “local authority” means a council constituted under section 2 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994 (c. 39),

• “parental responsibilities” and “parental rights” have the same meanings as in the Children (Scotland) Act 1995 (c. 36),

• “residential establishment” has the meaning given by section 93(1)(a) of that Act of 1995,

• “school” has the same meaning as in the Education (Scotland) Act 1980 (c. 44),

• “school care accommodation service” has the meaning given by [F4 paragraph 3 of schedule 12 to the 2010 Act], and

• “secure accommodation service” has the meaning given by [F5 paragraph 6 of schedule 12 to the 2010 Act].

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in s. 44 substituted (1.4.2011) by The Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (Consequential Modifications) Order 2011 (S.S.I. 2011/211), art. 1, Sch. 1 para. 20(2)(a)

F2 Words in s. 44 inserted (31.3.2015) by The Post-16 Education (Scotland) Act 2013 (Modification of Legislation) Order 2015 (S.S.I. 2015/153), art. 1, Sch. para. 5

F3 Definition in s. 44 substituted (1.4.2011) by The Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (Consequential Modifications) Order 2011 (S.S.I. 2011/211), art. 1, Sch. 2 para. 11

F4 Words in s. 44 substituted (1.4.2011) by The Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (Consequential Modifications) Order 2011 (S.S.I. 2011/211), art. 1, Sch. 1 para. 20(2)(b)

F5 Words in s. 44 substituted (1.4.2011) by The Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (Consequential Modifications) Order 2011 (S.S.I. 2011/211), art. 1, Sch. 1 para. 20(2)(c)