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The Ethical Standards in Public Life etc. (Scotland) Act 2000 (Devolved Public Bodies) Order 2009

S.S.I. 2009/286 · Made 30 July 2009

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Local Government

Made 30th July 2009

Laid before the Scottish Parliament 5th August 2009

Coming into force 9th October 2009

The Scottish Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 28(2) of the Ethical Standards in Public Life etc. (Scotland) Act 2000f1 and all other powers enabling them to do so.

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Footnotes

f1

2000 asp 7.

Contents

  1. 1Citation and commencement
  2. 2Devolved public bodies
  3. Signature
  4. Explanatory note

1Citation and commencement

This Order may be cited as the Ethical Standards in Public Life etc. (Scotland) Act 2000 (Devolved Public Bodies) Order 2009 and comes into force on 9th October 2009.

2Devolved public bodies

(1)

The Ethical Standards in Public Life etc. (Scotland) Act 2000 is amended in accordance with the provisions of paragraph (2).

(2)

In schedule 3f1 (devolved public bodies)–

(a)

omit “The Parole Board for Scotland”;

(b)

insert after “A National Health Service trust”–

“National Waiting Times Centre Board”f2;

“NHS 24”f3; and

(c)

insert before “The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh”–

“Quality Meat Scotlandf4”.

Signature

JOHN SWINNEY

A member of the Scottish Executive

St Andrew’s House,

Edinburgh

30th July 2009

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order modifies schedule 3 to the Ethical Standards in Public Life etc. (Scotland) Act 2000 (“the 2000 Act”) which lists those bodies that are “devolved public bodies” for the purposes of that Act.

Article 2(2)(a) removes from schedule 3 of the 2000 Act the Parole Board for Scotland, thus releasing it from the obligation to subscribe to an approved code of conduct, bringing it into line with other Tribunal Non Departmental Public Bodies.

Article 2(2)(b) and (c) add National Waiting Times Centre Board, NHS 24 and Quality Meat Scotland to schedule 3 of the 2000 Act. The bodies will become subject to the obligation to adopt an approved code of conduct, which will be legally enforceable.