Patient Safety Commissioner for Scotland Act 2023 (asp 6)

Final provisions S

21 Interpretation S

In this Act—

• “Commissioner” means the Patient Safety Commissioner for Scotland,

• “forensic medical examination” is to be construed in accordance with section 2(3) of the Forensic Medical Services (Victims of Sexual Offences) (Scotland) Act 2021,

• “health care” means—

  (a)

  services provided for or in connection with the prevention, diagnosis or treatment of illness, and

  (b)

  forensic medical examinations,

• “Parliamentary corporation” means the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body,

• “patient”—

  (a)

  is to be construed in accordance with the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978, and

  (b)

  includes a person to whom a forensic medical examination is provided.

Commencement Information

I1 S. 21 in force at 8.11.2023, see s. 24(1)