# Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002, Paragraph 1: Status

Extent: S

(1) The Commissioner and that officer’s staff are not to be regarded as servants or agents of the Crown or as having any status, immunity or privilege of the Crown; and the Commissioner’s property is not to be regarded as property of, or property held on behalf of, the Crown.
(2) The Commissioner is, as such, to be regarded as a juristic person distinct from the natural person holding the office.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2002/13/schedule/2/paragraph/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/freedom-of-information-scotland-act-2002/schedule-2/paragraph-1
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