The Adults with Incapacity (Countersignatories of Applications for Authority to Intromit) (Scotland) Regulations 2001

Interpretation

2.  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 1994(1);

“executry practitioner” has the same meaning as in section 23 of the Law Reform Miscellaneous Provisions (Scotland) Act 1990(2);

“mental health officer” has the same meaning as in section 125 of the Mental Health (Scotland) Act 1984(3);

“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 2000(4);

“solicitor” has the same meaning as in section 65(1) of the Solicitors (Scotland) Act 1980(5);

“registered teacher” has the same meaning as in section 135 of the Education (Scotland) Act 1980(6).

(1)

1994 c. 39; section 2 was amended by the Environment Act 1995 (c. 25), Schedule 22, paragraph 232(1).

(2)

1990 c. 40.

(3)

1984 c. 36.

(4)

S.S.I. 2000/121.

(5)

1980 c. 46; section 65 was amended and repealed in part by the Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) Scotland Act 1990 (c. 40), Schedule 8, paragraph 29(15) and Schedule 9.

(6)

1980 c. 44