1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007 (Prescribed Purposes for Consideration of Suitability) Regulations 2016 and come into force on 1st April 2016.
(2) In these Regulations—
“the 1978 Act” means the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978(1);
“the 2007 Act” means the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007; and
“independent health care service” has the same meaning as in section 10F of the 1978 Act(2).
Section 10F was inserted by section 108 of the Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 8).