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Consumer Scotland Act 2020

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  1. Introduction

  2. The Act

    1. Overview

      1. Part 1

        1. Consumer Scotland

          1. Establishment

            1. Section 1 – Establishment of Consumer Scotland

          2. Functions

            1. Section 2 – General function

            2. Section 3 – Representative function

            3. Section 4 – Research and investigation function

            4. Section 5 – Information function

            5. Section 6 – Recall of goods function

            6. Section 7 – General provision about functions

            7. Section 8 – Exercise of functions

          3. Information-gathering

            1. Section 9 – Requirement to provide information to Consumer Scotland

            2. Section 10 – Failure by a designated regulator to comply with a section 9 notice

            3. Section 11 – Enforcement by a designated regulator of section 9 notice

            4. Section 12 – Enforcement by the court of a section 9 notice

            5. Section 13 – Exemptions from requirement to provide information

          4. Accountability

            1. Section 14 - Forward work programmes

            2. Section 15 – Reports on investigations

            3. Section 16 – Annual report

            4. Section 17 – Consumer welfare report

          5. Finance

            1. Section 18 – Grants and loans by Consumer Scotland

          6. Review of performance and modification of functions

            1. Section 19 – Review of Consumer Scotland’s performance

            2. Section 20 – Power to modify Consumer Scotland’s functions

      2. Part 2

        1. Consumer interests

          1. Section 21 – Duty to have regard to consumer interests

          2. Section 22 – Guidance about section 21 duty

          3. Section 23 – Reporting on section 21 duty

      3. Part 3

        1. Interpretation and final provisions

          1. Section 24 – Meaning of “consumer”

          2. Section 25 – Interpretation

          3. Section 26 – Regulations

          4. Section 27 – Ancillary provision

          5. Section 28 – Amendment of public bodies legislation

          6. Section 29 – Commencement

          7. Section 30 – Short Title

          8. Schedule 1 – Consumer Scotland (status, membership, procedures and powers)

            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. Committees

            8. Authority to perform functions

            9. Regulation of procedure

            10. Validity of things done

            11. General powers

            12. Location of office

          9. 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

  3. Parliamentary History

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