Amendment of the Adults with Incapacity (Ethics Committee) (Scotland) Regulations 20022

1

The Adults with Incapacity (Ethics Committee) (Scotland) Regulations 20022 are amended as follows.

2

In regulation 3 (membership of the committee), in paragraphs (4) and (5), for “10” substitute “12” in both places it occurs.

3

In regulation 4 (chair and vice-chair)—

a

for “and” in the second place it occurs substitute “,”, and

b

after “Vice-Chair” insert “and up to two Alternate Vice-Chairs”.

4

In regulation 7(2) (procedures)—

a

for “7” substitute “3”,

b

in sub-paragraph (a) after “Vice-Chair” insert “or an Alternate Vice-Chair”, and

c

in sub-paragraph (b) for “two members” substitute “a member”,

d

in sub-paragraph (c) for “two members” substitute “a member”.