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Scottish Parliament
Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body
Scottish Ministers
Lord Advocate
Accountant in Bankruptcy
Chief Dental Officer of the Scottish Administration
Chief Medical Officer of the Scottish Administration
Drinking Water Quality Regulator for Scotland
Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Constabulary and Her Majesty’s Inspectors of Constabulary (appointed under section 33 of the Police (Scotland) Act 1967 (c.77))
Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Fire and Rescue Authorities, Her Majesty’s Inspectors of Fire and Rescue Authorities and Assistant Inspectors of Fire and Rescue Authorities (appointed under section 43 of the Fire (Scotland) Act 2005 (asp 5))
Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Prisons for Scotland
Her Majesty’s Inspector of Anatomy for Scotland
Her Majesty’s inspectors of schools (that is to say, the inspectors of schools appointed by Her Majesty on the recommendation of the Scottish Ministers under the Education (Scotland) Act 1980 (c.44))
Keeper of the Records of Scotland
Keeper of the Registers of Scotland
Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator
Procurators fiscal
Queen’s and Lord Treasurer’s Remembrancer
Queen’s Printer for Scotland
Registrar General of Births, Deaths and Marriages for Scotland
Scottish Court Service
Scottish Housing Regulator
Accounts Commission for Scotland
Additional Support Needs Tribunals for Scotland
Architecture and Design Scotland
Audit Scotland
Auditor General for Scotland
Board of Trustees for the National Galleries of Scotland
Board of Trustees of the National Museums of Scotland
Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh
Bòrd na Gàidhlig
Caledonian Maritime Assets Ltd (registered number SC001854)
Chief constables of police forces in Scotland
Children’s Hearings Scotland
Children’s Panel
Commission for Ethical Standards in Public Life in Scotland
Commissioner for Children and Young People in Scotland
Common Services Agency for the Scottish Health Service
Court of the Lord Lyon
Court of Session
Creative Scotland
Crofting Commission
David MacBrayne Ltd (registered number SC015304)
General Teaching Council for Scotland
Health Boards (constituted under section 2(1)(a) of the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978 (c.29))
Healthcare Improvement Scotland
Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Prosecution in Scotland
High Court of Justiciary
Highlands and Islands Airports Ltd (registered number SC097647)
Highlands and Islands Enterprise
Joint boards (established under section 62A(1) or 62B(1) of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 (c.65))
Joint police boards (constituted by virtue of section 19(2)(b) of the Police (Scotland) Act 1967 (c.77))
Judicial Appointments Board for Scotland
Justice of the peace courts
Justices of the peace advisory committees
Lands Tribunal for Scotland
Learning and Teaching Scotland
Licensing Boards (continued in existence or established under section 5 of the Licensing (Scotland) Act 2005 (asp 16))
Local authorities
Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland
Mental Health Tribunal for Scotland
Mental Welfare Commission for Scotland
Mobility and Access Committee for Scotland
National Convener of Children’s Hearings Scotland
National Park authorities (established by virtue of designation orders under section 6 of the National Parks (Scotland) Act 2000 (asp 10))
Parole Board for Scotland
Police Advisory Board for Scotland
Police Complaints Commissioner for Scotland
Principal Reporter
Private rented housing panel
Public Appointments Commissioner for Scotland (appointed under section 1(4) of the Scottish Parliamentary Commissions and Commissioners etc. Act 2010 (asp 11))
Public Standards Commissioner for Scotland (appointed under section 1(3) of the Scottish Parliamentary Commissions and Commissioners etc. Act 2010 (asp 11))
Public Transport Users’ Committee for Scotland
Quality Meat Scotland
Risk Management Authority
Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland
Safeguarders Panel
Scottish Advisory Committee on Distinction Awards
Scottish Agricultural Wages Board
Scottish Charity Appeals Panel
Scottish Children’s Reporter Administration
Scottish Commission for Human Rights
Scottish Commission for Public Audit
Scottish Crime and Drug Enforcement Agency
Scottish Criminal Cases Review Commission
Scottish Enterprise
Scottish Environment Protection Agency
Scottish Further and Higher Education Funding Council
Scottish Futures Trust Ltd (registered number SC348382)
Scottish Health Council
Scottish Information Commissioner
Scottish Land Court
Scottish Law Commission
Scottish Legal Aid Board
Scottish Legal Complaints Commission
Scottish Local Authorities Remuneration Committee
Scottish Natural Heritage
Scottish Police Services Authority
Scottish Public Services Ombudsman
Scottish Qualifications Authority
Scottish Road Works Commissioner
Scottish Social Services Council
Scottish Sports Council
Scottish Water
Sheriff courts
Skills Development Scotland Co. Ltd (registered number SC202659)
Social Care and Social Work Improvement Scotland
Special Health Boards (constituted under section 2(1)(b) of the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978 (c.29))
Standards Commission for Scotland
Transport Partnerships
Trustees of the National Library of Scotland
Visiting committees (appointed under section 19(3) of the Prisons (Scotland) Act 1989 (c.45) or constituted by rules made under section 39 (as read with section 8(1)) of that Act)
VisitScotland
Water Industry Commission for Scotland
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