# The Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 (Scottish Public Authorities) Amendment Order 2008

S.S.I. 2008/297 · made 1 September 2008 · revised to 1 September 2008

The obligations under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 apply to Scottish public authorities. For the purposes of the Act, a “Scottish public authority” means a body or office which is listed in schedule 1 to the Act or designated by Order under section 5, or a publicly owned company as defined by section 6. The list in schedule 1 to the Act may be amended, by adding or removing references to bodies or offices, by Order under section 4(1) of the Act.

Made under: Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 (Section 4)

PDFs: Printed copy https://openlegislation.uk/freedom-of-information-scotland-act-2002-scottish-public-authorities-amendment-order-2008/pdf/ssi_20080297_en.pdf; Executive Note https://openlegislation.uk/freedom-of-information-scotland-act-2002-scottish-public-authorities-amendment-order-2008/pdf/ssien_20080297_en.pdf

## Introductory text

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION
Made 1st September 2008
Laid before the Scottish Parliament 5th September 2008
Coming into force 13th October 2008
The Scottish Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the power conferred by section 4(1) of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 and all other powers enabling them to do so.

## 1 Citation, commencement and interpretation

(1) This Order may be cited as the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 (Scottish Public Authorities) Amendment Order 2008 and comes into force on 13th October 2008.
(2) In this Order “the Act” means the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002.

## 2 Additional Public Authorities

The bodies and offices listed in Schedule 1 to this Order are added to the specified part of schedule 1 to the Act, in each case in the appropriate place.

## 3 Removal of Public Authorities

The entries relating to the bodies listed in Schedule 2 to this Order are removed from the specified part of schedule 1 to the Act.

## Signature

BRUCE CRAWFORD
Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
1st September 2008

## 2 NON MINISTERIAL OFFICE HOLDERS IN THE SCOTTISH ADMINISTRATION

7A.
The Drinking Water Quality Regulator for Scotland
12A.
The Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator

## 4 THE NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE

29A.
The National Waiting Times Centre Board
32A
NHS Education for Scotland
32B
NHS Health Scotland
32C
NHS Quality Improvement Scotland

## 7 OTHERS

62za
The Commissioner for Children and Young People in Scotland
66A
Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Prosecution in Scotland
75B
Quality Meat Scotland
75C
The Risk Management Authority
92B
The Scottish Local Authorities Remuneration Committee

## 4 THE NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE

25
The Clinical Standards Board for Scotland
28
The Health Education Board for Scotland
29
The Health Technology Board for Scotland
36
The Post Qualification Education Board for Health Service Pharmacists in Scotland
38
The Scottish Advisory Committee on the Medical Workforce
40
The Scottish Council for Post Graduate Medical and Dental Education
42
The Scottish Health Advisory Service

## 7 OTHERS

79
The Scottish charities nominee, appointed under section 12 of the Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1990 (c. 40)
88
Scottish Homes
103
Social Inclusion Partnerships

## Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)
The obligations under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 apply to Scottish public authorities. For the purposes of the Act, a “Scottish public authority” means a body or office which is listed in schedule 1 to the Act or designated by Order under section 5, or a publicly owned company as defined by section 6. The list in schedule 1 to the Act may be amended, by adding or removing references to bodies or offices, by Order under section 4(1) of the Act.
Article 2 of this Order adds to schedule 1 to the Act the bodies and offices listed in Schedule 1 to this Order.
Article 3 of this Order removes from schedule 1 to the Act the bodies listed in Schedule 2 to this Order.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2008/297 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/freedom-of-information-scotland-act-2002-scottish-public-authorities-amendment-order-2008
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