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The Official Statistics (Scotland) Order 2008

S.S.I. 2008/131 · Made 18 March 2008 · Extends to Scotland

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OFFICIAL STATISTICS

Made 18th March 2008

Coming into force in accordance with article 1(1)

The Scottish Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 6(1)(b)(ii) and (2) of the Statistics and Registration Service Act 2007f1 and all other powers enabling them to do so.

In accordance with section 6(3) of that Act, they have consulted the Statistics Board.

In accordance with section 65(6)(a) of that Act, a draft of this instrument has been laid before and approved by resolution of the Scottish Parliament.

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

2007 c. 18 (“the 2007 Act”).

Contents

  1. 1Citation, commencement and extent
  2. 2Official statistics
  3. Signature
  4. Schedule Persons specified as producers of official statistics
  5. Explanatory note

1Citation, commencement and extentI1

(1)

This Order may be cited as the Official Statistics (Scotland) Order 2008, and comes into force on the day after the day on which it is made.

(2)

It extends to Scotland, and insofar as it extends beyond Scotland, it does so only as a matter of Scots law.

2Official statisticsF1

(1)

Subject to paragraph (2), wholly Scottish devolved statistics produced, or to be produced, by the persons listed in the Schedule are specified as official statistics for the purposes of section 6(1)(b) of the Statistics and Registration Service Act 2007.

(2)

In relation to Sustrans Limited, only statistics produced, or to be produced, on behalf of the Scottish Ministers are so specified.

Signature

JIM MATHER

Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers

St Andrew’s House,

Edinburgh

18th March 2008

Persons specified as producers of official statisticsI1

  • F1Bòrd na Gàidhlig

  • Common Services Agency for the Scottish Health Servicef1

  • Higher Education Statistics Agencyf2

  • F2NHS 24

  • F3...

  • Public Health Scotland

  • F4Qualifications Scotland

  • Scottish Ambulance Service Board

  • Scottish Fire and Rescue Service

  • F5...

  • Scottish Social Services Council

  • Social Care and Social Work Improvement Scotland

  • The Skills Development Scotland Co. Limited

  • Student Loans Company Ltd.f3

  • Sustrans Limited

  • Visit Scotland

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order specifies that wholly Scottish devolved statistics produced, or to be produced, by the persons listed in Schedule 1 are official statistics. “Scottish devolved statistics” is defined in section 66 of the Statistics and Registration Service Act 2007.

They are specified in addition to official statistics produced by the Statistics Board, a government department, the Scottish Administration, a Welsh ministerial authority, a Northern Ireland department, or any other person acting on behalf of the Crown, under section 6(1)(a) of the Statistics and Registration Service Act 2007, or specified in other orders under that section.

A full Regulatory Impact Assessment has not been produced for this instrument as it has no impact on the cost of business.