Section 10 Publishing information, guidance etc.I1

Scotland

(1)

Subject to subsection (2) below, the Commission may publish information or guidance about any matter relevant to its functions and, without prejudice to that generality, may publish information or guidance as respects—

(a)

its conclusions in relation to—

(i)

an investigation under section 11(1) of this Act; or

(ii)

an inquiry under section 12(1) of this Act;

(b)

its conclusions in relation to any action taken (or not taken) in relation to such conclusions; or

(c)

matters which it considers arise or come to light (or have arisen or come to light) in the course of—

(i)

such investigations or inquiries; or

(ii)

visits under section 13(1) or (3) of this Act.

(2)

The Commission may, with the agreement of a person mentioned in subsection (2) of section 9 of this Act, publish advice which it gives under subsection (1) of that section to that person.

F1(3)

The Commission may, with the agreement of a person to whom advice is provided under section 9A, publish that advice.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: S. 10(3) added (1.8.2010 for specified purposes, 1.10.2010 for specified purposes, 1.4.2011 in so far as not already in force) by Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 8), ss. 111(7), 134(7); S.S.I. 2010/221, art. 3(2)(3), sch.; S.S.I. 2010/321, art. 3, sch.; S.S.I. 2011/122, art. 2, sch.

Commencement

I1: S. 10 in force at 5.10.2005 by S.S.I. 2005/161, art. 3 (as substituted (1.7.2005) by S.S.I. 2005/375, art. 2 and as amended (22.9.2005) by S.S.I. 2005/459, art. 2)

Notes on Part 2

Modifications

C1: Pt. 2 excluded (6.4.2016) by Care Act 2014 (c. 23), s. 127(1), Sch. 1 para. 2(4)(5) (with Sch. 1 paras. 8, 14); S.I. 2016/464, art. 2(c)