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Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010, SCHEDULE 8 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 21 January 2025. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations.
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Commencement Information
I1Sch. 8 in force at 1.10.2010 by S.S.I. 2010/321, art. 3, Sch.
The Scottish Ministers
Accountant in Bankruptcy
Accounts Commission for Scotland
F1...
Architecture and Design Scotland
Audit Scotland
Board of Trustees for the National Galleries of Scotland
Board of Trustees of the National Museums of Scotland
Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh
Bòrd na Gàidhlig
[F2Boundaries Scotland]
[F3British Waterways Board]
Caledonian Maritime Assets Ltd
[F4Children’s Hearings Scotland]
F5...
F6...
F6...
[F7Commissioner for Ethical Standards in Public Life in Scotland]
Commissioner for Children and Young People in Scotland
F5...
Common Services Agency for the Scottish Health Service
[F8Community Justice Scotland]
[F9Consumer Scotland]
Creative Scotland
Crofters Commission
[F10Crown Estate Scotland]
David MacBrayne Ltd
Drinking Water Quality Regulator for Scotland
[F11Environmental Standards Scotland]
[F12Food Standards Scotland]
Forestry Commissioners
General Teaching Council for Scotland
any Health Board
Healthcare Improvement Scotland
Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Constabulary
[F13Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service]
Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Prisons for Scotland
Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Prosecution in Scotland
Highlands and Islands Airports Ltd
Highlands and Islands Enterprise
[F14Historic Environment Scotland]
Judicial Appointments Board for Scotland
any Justice of the Peace Advisory Committee
Keeper of the Records of Scotland
Keeper of the Registers of Scotland
Lands Tribunal for Scotland
Learning and Teaching Scotland
F15...
Macaulay Land Use Research Institute
Mental Health Tribunal for Scotland
Mental Welfare Commission for Scotland
Mobility and Access Committee for Scotland
Moredun Research Institute
any National Park authority
Parole Board for Scotland
[F16Patient Safety Commissioner for Scotland]
[F17Police Investigations and Review Commissioner]
F18...
F19...
F20...
F21...
Public Transport Users' Committee for Scotland
Quality Meat Scotland
Queen's Printer for Scotland
[F22Redress Scotland]
any regional Transport Partnership
Registrar General of Births, Deaths and Marriages for Scotland
[F23Revenue Scotland]
Risk Management Authority
F24...
Scottish Advisory Committee on Distinction Awards
Scottish Agricultural College
Scottish Agricultural Wages Board
[F25Scottish Biometrics Commissioner]
F26...
Scottish Charity Regulator
Scottish Children's Reporter Administration
Scottish Commission for Human Rights
Scottish Court Service
Scottish Criminal Cases Review Commission
Scottish Crop Research Institute
Scottish Enterprise
Scottish Environment Protection Agency
[F27Scottish Fire and Rescue Service]
[F28Scottish Fiscal Commission]
[F29The Scottish Food Commission]
Scottish Further and Higher Education Funding Council
Scottish Futures Trust Ltd
Scottish Housing Regulator
Scottish Information Commissioner
[F30 Scottish Land Commission]
Scottish Law Commission
Scottish Legal Aid Board
Scottish Legal Complaints Commission
Scottish Local Authorities Remuneration Committee
[F31Scottish National Investment Bank p.l.c.]
Scottish Natural Heritage
[F32Scottish Police Authority]
F5...
F33...
Scottish Public Services Ombudsman
[F34Scottish Pubs Code Adjudicator]
Scottish Qualifications Authority
Scottish Road Works Commissioner
Scottish Social Services Council
Scottish Sports Council
Scottish Water
Skills Development Scotland Co. Ltd
Social Care and Social Work Improvement Scotland
[F35South of Scotland Enterprise]
any Special Health Board
Standards Commission for Scotland
[F36The National Library of Scotland]
F37...
VisitScotland
Water Industry Commission for Scotland
Textual Amendments
F1Words in Sch. 8 repealed (12.1.2018) by The First-tier Tribunal for Scotland (Transfer of Functions of the Additional Support Needs Tribunals for Scotland) Regulations 2018 (S.S.I. 2018/4), reg. 1(1), Sch. 2 para. 5(3)
F2Words in sch. 8 inserted (14.5.2021) by Scottish Elections (Reform) Act 2020 (asp 12), s. 35, sch. para. 7(3)(a); S.S.I. 2021/124, reg. 2, sch.
F3 Sch. 8 entry inserted (2.7.2012) by The British Waterways Board (Transfer of Functions) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/1659), art. 1(2), Sch. 3 para. 26(3) (with arts. 4-6, Sch. 3 para. 26(4))
F4 Sch. 8 entry inserted (24.6.2013) by The Children's Hearings (Scotland) Act 2011 (Modification of Primary Legislation) Order 2013 (S.S.I. 2013/211), art. 1, Sch. 1 para. 19(3)
F5Sch. 8 entries repealed (1.4.2011) by Scottish Parliamentary Commissions and Commissioners etc. Act 2010 (asp 11), s. 31(5), Sch. 1 para. 22(a) (with s. 31(6), Sch. 7)
F6 Sch. 8 entries repealed (24.6.2013) by The Children's Hearings (Scotland) Act 2011 (Modification of Primary Legislation) Order 2013 (S.S.I. 2013/211), art. 1, Sch. 2
F7 Sch. 8 entry substituted (1.7.2013) by The Public Services Reform (Commissioner for Ethical Standards in Public Life in Scotland etc.) Order 2013 (S.S.I. 2013/197), art. 1, Sch. 2 para. 17(a)
F8Sch. 8 entry inserted (1.4.2017) by Community Justice (Scotland) Act 2016 (asp 10), s. 41(2), Sch. 1 para. 14(5); S.S.I. 2017/33, reg. 2(3)
F9Sch. 8 entry inserted (1.4.2022) by Consumer Scotland Act 2020 (asp 11), s. 29(2), sch. 2 para. 5(b); S.S.I. 2021/464, reg. 2
F10Sch. 8 entry substituted (1.4.2020) by Scottish Crown Estate Act 2019 (asp 1), s. 46(2), Sch. 1 para. 6; S.S.I. 2020/77, reg. 2(1), Sch. 1
F11Words in sch. 8 inserted (1.10.2021) by UK Withdrawal from the European Union (Continuity) (Scotland) Act 2021 (asp 4), s. 51(2), sch. 1 para. 15(4) (with s. 48(2)); S.S.I. 2021/304, reg. 2(b)
F12Sch. 8 entry inserted (1.4.2015) by Food (Scotland) Act 2015 (asp 1), ss. 17(5)(a), 63(2) (with s. 62); S.S.I. 2015/99, art. 2
F13 Sch. 8 entry substituted (1.4.2013) by Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Act 2012 (asp 8), s. 129(2), Sch. 7 para. 72(3)(a); S.S.I. 2013/51, art. 2 (with transitional provisions and savings in S.S.I. 2013/121)
F14Sch. 8 entry inserted (27.2.2015) by Historic Environment Scotland Act 2014 (asp 19), s. 31(2), Sch. 6 para. 5(b)(i) (with ss. 29, 30); S.S.I. 2015/31, art. 2, Sch.
F15Words in sch. 8 repealed (14.5.2021) by Scottish Elections (Reform) Act 2020 (asp 12), s. 35, sch. para. 7(3)(b); S.S.I. 2021/124, reg. 2, sch.
F16Words in sch. 8 inserted (1.5.2024) by Patient Safety Commissioner for Scotland Act 2023 (asp 6), s. 24(2), sch. 2 para. 3(4); S.S.I. 2024/110, reg. 2(1)
F17Sch. 8 entry substituted (1.4.2013) by Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Act 2012 (asp 8), s. 129(2), Sch. 7 para. 40(5); S.S.I. 2013/51, art. 2 (with transitional provisions and savings in S.S.I. 2013/121)
F18Sch. 8 entry omitted (1.12.2016) by virtue of The First-tier Tribunal for Scotland (Transfer of Functions of the Private Rented Housing Committees) Regulations 2016 (S.S.I. 2016/337), reg. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 7(3) (with Sch. 1)
F19Sch. 8 entry repealed (1.12.2016) by The First-tier Tribunal for Scotland (Transfer of Functions of the Private Rented Housing Panel) Regulations 2016 (S.S.I. 2016/338), reg. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 3(3) (with Sch. 1 para. 5)
F20Sch. 8 entry omitted (1.7.2013) by virtue of The Public Services Reform (Commissioner for Ethical Standards in Public Life in Scotland etc.) Order 2013 (S.S.I. 2013/197), art. 1, Sch. 2 para. 17(b)
F21 Sch. 8 entry omitted (1.7.2013) by virtue of The Public Services Reform (Commissioner for Ethical Standards in Public Life in Scotland etc.) Order 2013 (S.S.I. 2013/197), art. 1, Sch. 2 para. 17(c)
F22Words in sch. 8 inserted (28.6.2021) by Redress for Survivors (Historical Child Abuse in Care) (Scotland) Act 2021 (asp 15), s. 109(2), sch. 1 para. 21(b); S.S.I. 2021/234, reg. 2, sch.
F23Sch. 8 entry inserted (1.1.2015) by Revenue Scotland and Tax Powers Act 2014 (asp 16), s. 260(2), Sch. 4 para. 7 (with ss. 257-259); S.S.I. 2014/370, art. 2, Sch.
F24Sch. 8 entry repealed (1.10.2015) by Historic Environment Scotland Act 2014 (asp 19), s. 31(2), Sch. 6 para. 5(b)(ii) (with ss. 29, 30); S.S.I. 2015/196, art. 2, Sch.
F25Words in sch. 8 inserted (1.12.2020) by Scottish Biometrics Commissioner Act 2020 (asp 8), s. 40(2), sch. 2 para. 3(c); S.S.I. 2020/250, reg. 2
F26Words in Sch. 8 repealed (12.1.2018) by The First-tier Tribunal for Scotland (Transfer of Functions of the Scottish Charity Appeals Panel) Regulations 2018 (S.S.I. 2018/1), reg. 1(1), Sch. 2 para. 3(3)
F27Sch. 8 entry inserted (1.10.2012) by Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Act 2012 (asp 8), s. 129(2), Sch. 7 para. 72(3)(b); S.S.I. 2012/253, art. 2, Sch.
F28Sch. 8 entry inserted (1.4.2017) by Scottish Fiscal Commission Act 2016 (asp 17), ss. 29(4), 31(2); S.S.I. 2016/326, reg. 2(2)
F29Sch. 8 entry inserted (15.2.2024) by Good Food Nation (Scotland) Act 2022 (asp 5), s. 28(2), sch. para. 21(4); S.S.I. 2024/29, reg. 2(1)(2), sch. 1
F30Sch. 8 entry inserted (1.4.2017) by Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2016 (asp 18), ss. 21(3)(b), 130(1) (with s. 128); S.S.I. 2016/250, reg. 2(3), Sch. 2
F31Words in Sch. 8 inserted (16.9.2020) by Scottish National Investment Bank Act 2020 (asp 3), s. 35(2), Sch. para. 4(3); S.S.I. 2020/272, reg. 2
F32Sch. 8 entry inserted (8.8.2012) by Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Act 2012 (asp 8), s. 129(1)(a), Sch. 1 para. 17(3)
F33Sch. 8 entry repealed (1.4.2013) by Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Act 2012 (asp 8), s. 129(2), Sch. 8 Pt. 1; S.S.I. 2013/51, art. 2 (with transitional provisions and savings in S.S.I. 2013/121)
F34Words in sch. 8 inserted (7.10.2024) by The Scottish Pubs Code Adjudicator (Duty to Publish Certain Information) Regulations 2024 (S.S.I. 2024/188), regs. 1, 2
F35Sch. 8 entry inserted (16.10.2019) by South of Scotland Enterprise Act 2019 (asp 9), s. 24(2), Sch. 2 para. 6(3); S.S.I. 2019/308, reg. 2
F36Sch. 8 entry substituted (1.2.2013) by National Library of Scotland Act 2012 (asp 3), s. 12(3), Sch. 2 para. 9(b); S.S.I. 2013/1, art. 2
F37Sch. 8 entry repealed (31.8.2015) by The Public Services Reform (Inspection and Monitoring of Prisons) (Scotland) Order 2015 (S.S.I. 2015/39), arts. 1, 3(3)
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