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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/freedom-of-information-scotland-act-2002/schedule-2/paragraph-4",
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  "legislation": "asp/2002/13",
  "legislation_title": "Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/freedom-of-information-scotland-act-2002",
  "path": "schedule/2/paragraph/4",
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  "number": "4",
  "heading": "Accountable officer",
  "text": "(1) The Parliamentary corporation is to designate the Commissioner or a member of that officer’s staff as the accountable officer for the purposes of this paragraph.\n(2) The functions of the accountable officer are—\n(a) those specified in sub-paragraph (3); and\n(b) where the accountable officer is not the Commissioner, the duty set out in sub-paragraph (4),\nand the accountable officer is answerable to the Parliament for the exercise of those functions.\n(3) The functions referred to in sub-paragraph (2)(a) are—\n(a) signing the accounts of the expenditure and receipts of the Commissioner;\n(b) ensuring the propriety and regularity of the finances of the Commissioner; and\n(c) ensuring that the resources of the Commissioner are used economically, efficiently and effectively.\n(4) The duty referred to in sub-paragraph (2)(b) is a duty, where the accountable officer is required to act in some way but considers that to do so would be inconsistent with the proper performance of the functions specified in sub-paragraph (3), to—\n(a) obtain written authority from the Commissioner before taking the action; and\n(b) send a copy of that authority as soon as possible to the Auditor General.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2002/13/schedule/2/paragraph/4",
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  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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