Explanatory Notes

Public Finance and Accountability (Scotland) Act 2000

2000 asp 1

17 January 2000

The Act

Section 14: Principal Accountable Officer for the Scottish Administration

Subsection (5)

79.This defines “non-ministerial officeholder” for the purposes of subsection (4). It basically includes the Keeper of the Registers of Scotland, the Keeper of the Records of Scotland, the Registrar General of Births, Deaths and Marriages for Scotland and the office-holders specified in the Scottish Administration (Offices) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/1127).