{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/scotland-act-2012/section-16",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/scotland-act-2012/section-16.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/2012/11",
  "legislation_title": "Scotland Act 2012",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/scotland-act-2012",
  "path": "section/16",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "16",
  "heading": "Trust member for Scotland",
  "text": "In the 1998 Act, after section 90 insert—\n“The BBC\nBBC Trust member for Scotland\n90A (1) A Minister of the Crown must not exercise without the agreement of the Scottish Ministers functions relating to selection for a particular appointment by which—\n(a) a person is to become a member of the BBC Trust and hold a Scottish post, or\n(b) an existing member of the Trust is to hold a Scottish post.\n(2) “Scottish post” means a position, held as a member of the Trust, with specific reference to Scotland.”",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "S. 16 ceased to have effect (27.4.2017) by virtue of Digital Economy Act 2017 (c. 30), ss. 88(7)(c), 118(1)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2012/11/section/16",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:08:48.797797+00:00"
  },
  "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."
}