http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2003/4/section/21/2012-08-08Public Appointments and Public Bodies etc. (Scotland) Act 2003An Act of the Scottish Parliament to establish the office of Commissioner for Public Appointments in Scotland; to make provision in respect of appointments to certain public bodies; to dissolve certain public bodies; to make provision as to certain functions of Health Boards and National Health Service trusts; to make provision as to the functions of the Law Society of Scotland and the Scottish Solicitors' Discipline Tribunal regarding the regulation of conveyancing and executry practitioners and the provision of services by such practitioners; to make modifications in relation to those services, including conferring certain notarial and other functions on such practitioners; to establish the Historic Environment Advisory Council for Scotland; and for connected purposes.texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2026-02-12Expert Participation2012-08-08Part 3General provisions
21Short title and commencement(1)

This Act may be cited as the Public Appointments and Public Bodies etc. (Scotland) Act 2003.

(2)

This Act, except this section and sections 18 to 20, comes into force on such day as the Scottish Ministers may by order appoint.

(3)

Different days may be so appointed for different provisions and for different purposes.