Scottish Fiscal Commission Act 2016 Explanatory Notes

1. Introduction

2. Background

3. Overview of the Act

   1. Scottish Fiscal Commission

      1. Section 1 - Establishment

   2. Functions

      1. Section 2 - Forecasts and Assessments and section 3 - Meaning of terms used in section 2

      2. Section 4 – Review of forecasting accuracy

      3. Section 5 – Reports

      4. Section 6 - Protocol between the Commission and the Scottish Ministers

      5. Section 7 – Scottish Ministers’ statement

      6. Section 8 - Power to modify the Commissions functions

      7. Section 9 - Independence

      8. Section 10 - Access to information

      9. Section 11 – Duty to co-operate with the Office for Budget Responsibility

      10. Section 12 - Annual report

      11. Section 13 - Review of Commission’s performance

   3. Corporate status

      1. Section 14 - Corporate status

   4. Membership

      1. Section 15 - Members of the Commission

      2. Section 16 - Disqualification for appointment

      3. Section 17 - Period and terms of appointment

      4. Section 18 - Disqualification after appointment

      5. Section 19 - Resignation

      6. Section 20 - Removal

   5. Remuneration and expenses

      1. Section 21 - Remuneration and expenses

   6. Staff

      1. Section 22 - Chief of Staff and other staff

   7. General

      1. Section 23 - Regulation of procedure

      2. Section 24 - Validity of things done

      3. Section 25 - Committees

      4. Section 26 - Authority to perform functions

      5. Section 27 - General powers

   8. Transitional and consequential

      1. Section 28 - Initial members

      2. Section 29 - Amendment of public bodies’ legislation

   9. Ancillary provision

      1. Section 30 - Ancillary provision

   10. Final provisions

       1. Section 31 - Commencement

       2. Section 32 - Short title

4. Parliamentary History