Scottish Parliamentary Standards Commissioner Act 2002

1. Introductory Text

2. The Scottish Parliamentary Standards Commissioner

   1. 1. Appointment of the Scottish Parliamentary Standards Commissioner

   2. 2. Appointment of the acting Commissioner

   3. 3. Functions of the Commissioner

   4. 4. Directions to the Commissioner

3. Investigation of complaints

   1. 5. General provisions relating to an investigation into a complaint

   2. 6. Stage 1: Admissibility of complaints

   3. 7. Procedures at Stage 1

   4. 8. Stage 2: Investigation of an admissible complaint

   5. 9. Report

   6. 10. Action on receipt of a report

   7. 11. Withdrawal of a complaint

   8. 12. Investigation into excluded complaints

4. General

   1. 13. Power to call for witnesses and documents

   2. 14. Witnesses and documents: notice

   3. 15. Witnesses and documents: offences

   4. 16. Restriction upon disclosure of information

   5. 17. Protection from actions of defamation

   6. 18. Annual report

   7. 19. Transitional provision

5. Supplementary

   1. 20. Interpretation

   2. 21. Short title and commencement

6. 1. SCHEDULE

      The Scottish Parliamentary Standards Commissioner

      1. 1. Appointment

      2. 2. Appointment of staff

      3. 3. Appointment of persons to provide services

      4. 4. Validity of actings

      5. 5. Financial provision