Introduction
Background
Overview of the Act
Scottish Fiscal Commission
Section 1 - Establishment
Functions
Section 2 - Forecasts and Assessments and section 3 - Meaning of terms used in section 2
Section 4 – Review of forecasting accuracy
Section 5 – Reports
Section 6 - Protocol between the Commission and the Scottish Ministers
Section 7 – Scottish Ministers’ statement
Section 8 - Power to modify the Commissions functions
Section 9 - Independence
Section 10 - Access to information
Section 11 – Duty to co-operate with the Office for Budget Responsibility
Section 12 - Annual report
Section 13 - Review of Commission’s performance
Corporate status
Section 14 - Corporate status
Membership
Section 15 - Members of the Commission
Section 16 - Disqualification for appointment
Section 17 - Period and terms of appointment
Section 18 - Disqualification after appointment
Section 19 - Resignation
Section 20 - Removal
Remuneration and expenses
Section 21 - Remuneration and expenses
Staff
Section 22 - Chief of Staff and other staff
General
Section 23 - Regulation of procedure
Section 24 - Validity of things done
Section 25 - Committees
Section 26 - Authority to perform functions
Section 27 - General powers
Transitional and consequential
Section 28 - Initial members
Section 29 - Amendment of public bodies’ legislation
Ancillary provision
Section 30 - Ancillary provision
Final provisions
Section 31 - Commencement
Section 32 - Short title
Parliamentary History