The Public Appointments and Public Bodies etc. (Scotland) Act 2003 (Treatment of Office or Body as Specified Authority) Order 2010

Scottish Statutory Instruments

2010 No. 121

Public Bodies

The Public Appointments and Public Bodies etc. (Scotland) Act 2003 (Treatment of Office or Body as Specified Authority) Order 2010

Made

17th March 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(1) and all other powers enabling them to do so.

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.

Citation and Commencement

1.  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.

Treatment as Specified Authority

2.  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.

SHONA ROBISON

Authorised to sign on behalf of the Scottish Ministers

St Andrew’s House,

Edinburgh

17th March 2010

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.