Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002
44.Paragraph 2 of the schedule adds the Bank to the list of Scottish public authorities in schedule 1 of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002. This means that the Bank will be subject to the requirements that Act places on public bodies, including requirements to provide information to the public on request and to have in place a scheme for the pro-active publication of information it holds.
45.Being a public authority within the meaning of the Freedom of Information Act also makes the Bank a “Scottish public authority” to which the Environmental Information (Scotland) Regulations 2004 apply.
46.In addition, as a public authority within the meaning of the Freedom of Information Act, the Bank is a “public authority” or “