Draft Order laid before the Scottish Parliament under section 18(4) of the Public Appointments and Public Bodies etc. (Scotland) Act 2003, for approval by resolution of the Scottish Parliament.
2010 No.
Public Bodies
The Public Appointments and Public Bodies etc. (Scotland) Act 2003 (Treatment of Office or Body as Specified Authority) Order 2010
Made 2010
Coming into force in accordance with article 1

The Scottish Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 3(3) of the Public Appointments and Public Bodies etc. (Scotland) Act 2003 and all other powers enabling them to do so.
2003 asp 4.
In accordance with section 18(4) of that Act, a draft of this order has been laid before and approved by resolution of the Scottish Parliament.

1 Citation and Commencement
This Order may be cited as the Public Appointments and Public Bodies etc. (Scotland) Act 2003 (Treatment of Office or Body as Specified Authority) Order 2010 and comes into force on the day after the day on which it was made.

2 Treatment as Specified Authority
The following bodies shall be treated, for the purposes of or in connection with any appointment to those bodies, as if each of them was a specified authority within the meaning of section 2(1) of the Public Appointments and Public Bodies etc. (Scotland) Act 2003 (the Commissioner’s functions):—
(a) Healthcare Improvement Scotland; and
(b) Social Care and Social Work Improvement Scotland.
    Authorised to sign on behalf of the Scottish Executive St Andrew’s House, Edinburgh Date

EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order provides that Healthcare Improvement Scotland and Social Care and Social Work Improvement Scotland, shall for the purposes of appointments to those bodies, be treated as if they were specified authorities listed in schedule 2 to the Public Appointments and Public Bodies etc. (Scotland) Act 2003.