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Introductory Text
PART 1 Consumer Scotland
Establishment
1.Consumer Scotland
Functions
2.The general function of providing consumer advocacy and advice
3.The representative function
4.The research and investigation function
5.The information function
6.The recall of goods function
7.General provision about functions
8.Exercise of functions
Information-gathering
9.Requirement to provide information to Consumer Scotland
10.Failure by a designated regulator to comply with a section 9 notice
11.Enforcement by a designated regulator of a section 9 notice
12.Enforcement by the court of a section 9 notice
13.Exemptions from requirement to provide information
Accountability
14.Forward work programmes
15.Reports on investigations
16.Annual report
17.Consumer welfare report
Finance
18.Grants and loans by Consumer Scotland
Review of performance and modification of functions
19.Review of Consumer Scotland’s performance
20.Power to modify Consumer Scotland’s functions
PART 2 Consumer interests
21.Duty to have regard to consumer interests
22.Guidance about section 21 duty
23.Reporting on section 21 duty
PART 3 Interpretation and final provisions
24.Meaning of “consumer”
25.Interpretation
26.Regulations
27.Ancillary provision
28.Amendment of public bodies legislation
29.Commencement
30.Short title
SCHEDULE 1
Consumer Scotland
1.Status
2.Membership
3.Persons who may not be members
4.Early termination of membership
5.Members’ remuneration, allowances and pensions
6.Chief executive and other staff
7.Pensions of chief executive and other staff
8.Committees
9.Authority to perform functions
10.Regulation of procedure
11.Validity of things done
12.General powers
13.Location of office
SCHEDULE 2
Application of public bodies legislation
1.Ethical Standards in Public Life etc. (Scotland) Act 2000
2.Scottish Public Services Ombudsman Act 2002
3.Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002
4.Public Appointments and Public Bodies etc. (Scotland) Act 2003
5.Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010
6.Public Records (Scotland) Act 2011
7.Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014
8.Gender Representation on Public Boards (Scotland) Act 2018
9.Islands (Scotland) Act 2018