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1Citation and commencement#
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.
2Interpretation#
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;• “executry practitioner” has the same meaning as in section 23 of the Law Reform Miscellaneous Provisions (Scotland) Act 1990;• “mental health officer” has the same meaning as in section 125 of the Mental Health (Scotland) Act 1984;• “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;• “solicitor” has the same meaning as in section 65(1) of the Solicitors (Scotland) Act 1980;• “registered teacher” has the same meaning as in section 135 of the Education (Scotland) Act 1980.
3Classes of persons who may countersign an application under section 26 of the Act#
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.
Schedule · Classes of persons who may countersign an application under section 26 of the act
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