Part 1

Access to information held by Scottish public authorities

Right to information

Publicly-owned companies
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1
A company is a “publicly-owned company” for the purposes of section 3(1)(b) if it is wholly owned—
a
by the Scottish Ministers; or
b
by any other Scottish public authority listed in schedule 1, other than an authority so listed only in relation to information of a specified description.
2
For the purposes of subsection (1), a company is wholly owned—
a
by the Scottish Ministers if it has no members except—
i
the Scottish Ministers or companies wholly owned by the Scottish Ministers; or
ii
persons acting on behalf of the Scottish Ministers or of such companies; and
b
by any other Scottish public authority if it has no members except—
i
the authority or companies wholly owned by the authority; or
ii
persons acting on behalf of the authority or of such companies.
3
In subsections (1) and (2), “company” includes any body corporate.