# Patient Safety Commissioner for Scotland Act 2023, Paragraph 3: Independence

Extent: S

(1) The Commissioner is not, except as provided in the provisions listed in sub-paragraph (2), subject to the direction or control of—
(a) any member of the Scottish Parliament,
(b) the Scottish Ministers, or
(c) the Parliamentary corporation.
(2) The provisions referred to in sub-paragraph (1) are—
(a) sections 16(4) and (5) and 19(1), and
(b) paragraphs 6, 7(3), 9, 10(1), 11(1), 14(1), 16(2), 17(1), 19(1) and (2), 21(2) and 22(3) of this schedule.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2023/6/schedule/1/paragraph/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/patient-safety-commissioner-for-scotland-act-2023/schedule-1/paragraph-3
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