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Citation, commencement and interpretation

1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Public Finance and Accountability (Scotland) Act 2000 (Access to Documents and Information) (Relevant Persons) Order 2002 and shall come into force on 1st April 2002.

(2) In this Order, “the 2000 Act” means the Public Finance and Accountability (Scotland) Act 2000.

Relevant persons

2.—(1) The persons and classes of person listed in Schedule 1 to this Order are specified under section 24(5) of the 2000 Act for the purpose of section 24(2) of the 2000 Act (access to documents and information for the purposes of the audit of an account under sections 21 and 22).

(2) The persons and classes of person listed in Schedule 2 to this Order are specified under section 24(5) of the 2000 Act for the purpose of section 24(4) of the 2000 Act (access to documents and information for the purposes of an examination under section 23).

ANDREW P KERR

A member of the Scottish Executive

St Andrew’s House,

Edinburgh

28th February 2002