Scottish Fiscal Commission Act 2016

Transitional and consequential

28 Initial members

(1) The person who was, immediately before the commencement date, the chairing member of the non-statutory Commission is, on that date, taken to have been appointed under section 15(1)(a) as the member to chair the Commission.

(2) Any person who was, immediately before the commencement date, a member (other than the chairing member) of the non-statutory Commission is, on that date, taken to have been appointed under section 15(1)(b) as a member of the Commission.

(3) A person to whom subsection (1) or (2) applies is referred to in this section as an “initial member”.

(4) An initial member’s period of appointment as a member—

(a) is to continue to be the same as that for which the member had been appointed as a member of the non-statutory Commission, and

(b) accordingly expires at the time at which the period of appointment as a member of the non-statutory Commission would have expired.

(5) Except as may be agreed between the Scottish Ministers and an initial member, the other terms of the member’s appointment are to continue to be the same as the terms on which the member had been appointed as a member of the non-statutory Commission, so far as consistent with this Act.

(6) In this section—

• “commencement date” means the day on which section 1 comes into force,

• “the non-statutory Commission” means the body known as the Scottish Fiscal Commission established by the Scottish Government following the Scottish Parliament’s resolution of 24 June 2014 endorsing its establishment and supporting the appointment of the persons nominated to be members.

29 Amendment of public bodies’ legislation

(1) In the Ethical Standards in Public Life etc. (Scotland) Act 2000, in schedule 3 (devolved public bodies), after the entry relating to the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service insert—

• “The Scottish Fiscal Commission”.

(2) In the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002, in Part 2 of schedule 1 (non-ministerial office holders in the Scottish Administration), after paragraph 18A insert—

“18AA The Scottish Fiscal Commission”.

(3) In the Public Appointments and Public Bodies etc. (Scotland) Act 2003, in schedule 2 (the specified authorities), under the heading “Executive bodies”, after the entry relating to the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service insert—

• “Scottish Fiscal Commission”.

(4) In the Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010, in schedule 8 (listed public bodies), after the entry relating to the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service insert—

• “Scottish Fiscal Commission”.

(5) In the Public Records (Scotland) Act 2011, in the schedule, under the heading “Scottish Administration” after the entry relating to the Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service insert—

• “Scottish Fiscal Commission”.

(6) In the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014, in Part 1 of the schedule (contracting authorities: Scottish Administration and Scottish Parliament), after paragraph 13B insert—

“13C Scottish Fiscal Commission”.