# The Official Statistics (Scotland) Amendment Order 2019, Note: Explanatory note


(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order specifies that wholly Scottish devolved statistics produced, or to be produced, by the persons listed in the schedule are official statistics. “Scottish devolved statistics” is defined in section 66 of the Statistics and Registration Service Act 2007 (“the 2007 Act”).
This Order amends the Official Statistics (Scotland) Order 2008 by adding seven additional persons to the list of persons specified as producers of official statistics.
Official statistics are statistics produced by the Statistics Board (known as the UK Statistics Authority), a government department, the Scottish Administration, a Welsh ministerial authority, a Northern Ireland department, or any other person acting on behalf of the Crown, under section 6(1)(a) of the 2007 Act or persons specified by order made under section 6(1)(b).
A Business and Regulatory Impact Assessment has not been produced for this instrument as it has no impact on the cost of business.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/sdsi/2019/9780111043165/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-official-statistics-scotland-amendment-order-2019/note
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