# The Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 (Scottish Public Authorities) Amendment Order 2008, Note: Explanatory note

Extent: S

(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/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/freedom-of-information-scotland-act-2002-scottish-public-authorities-amendment-order-2008/note
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