# Food (Scotland) Act 2015, Section 17: Application of legislation relating to public bodies


(1) In the Ethical Standards in Public Life etc. (Scotland) Act 2000, in schedule 3 (devolved public bodies), after the entry relating to the Crofting Commission insert— “ Food Standards Scotland ”.
(2) In the Scottish Public Services Ombudsman Act 2002, in schedule 2 (listed authorities), after paragraph 22 insert—
“
22A Food Standards Scotland.”.
(3) In the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002, in schedule 1 (Scottish public authorities), after paragraph 7A insert—
“
7B Food Standards Scotland.”.
(4) In the Public Appointments and Public Bodies etc. (Scotland) Act 2003, in schedule 2 (specified authorities), after the entry relating to the Crofting Commission insert— “ Food Standards Scotland ”.
(5) In the Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010—
(a) in schedule 8 (information on exercise of public functions: listed public bodies), after the entry relating to the Drinking Water Quality Regulator for Scotland insert— “ Food Standards Scotland ”,
(b) in schedule 19 (persons subject to the user focus duty), after the entry relating to the Drinking Water Quality Regulator for Scotland insert— “ Food Standards Scotland ”,
(c) in schedule 20 (persons subject to the duty of co-operation), after the entry relating to the Accounts Commission for Scotland insert— “ Food Standards Scotland ”.
(6) In the Public Records (Scotland) Act 2011, in the schedule (authorities to which Part 1 applies), after the entry relating to the Drinking Water Quality Regulator for Scotland insert— “ Food Standards Scotland ”.
(7) In the Regulatory Reform (Scotland) Act 2014, in schedule 1 (regulators for the purposes of Part 1), before the entry relating to Healthcare Improvement Scotland insert— “ Food Standards Scotland ”.
(8) In the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014, in Part 1 of the schedule (contracting authorities: Scottish Administration and Scottish Parliament), after paragraph 13A insert—
“
13B Food Standards Scotland”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2015/1/section/17 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/food-scotland-act-2015/section-17
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