These Regulations may be cited as the Adults with Incapacity (Countersignatories of Applications for Authority to Intromit) (Scotland) Regulations 2001 and shall come into force on 2nd April 2001.

In these Regulations–

• “the Act” means the Adults with Incapacity (Scotland) Act 2000;

• “advocate” means a practising member of the Faculty of Advocates;

• “councillor” means a member of a council constituted by section 2 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 19942;

• “executry practitioner” has the same meaning as in section 23 of the Law Reform Miscellaneous Provisions (Scotland) Act 19903;

• “mental health officer” has the same meaning as in section 125 of the Mental Health (Scotland) Act 19844;

• “qualified conveyancer” has the same meaning as in section 23 of the Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1990;

• “registered European lawyer” has the same meaning as in regulation 2 of the European Communities (Lawyer’s Practice) (Scotland) Regulations 20005;

• “solicitor” has the same meaning as in section 65(1) of the Solicitors (Scotland) Act 19806;

• “registered teacher” has the same meaning as in section 135 of the Education (Scotland) Act 19807.

An application made under section 26 of the Act shall be countersigned by a person who is a member of a class of persons referred to in the Schedule to these Regulations.