The Public Appointments and Public Bodies etc. (Scotland) Act 2003 (Treatment of Office or Body as Specified Authority) Order 2005

Draft Order laid before the Scottish Parliament under section 18(4) of the Public Appointments and Public Bodies etc. (Scotland) Act 2003, for approval by resolution of the Scottish Parliament.

Draft Scottish Statutory Instruments

2005 No.

PUBLIC BODIES

The Public Appointments and Public Bodies etc. (Scotland) Act 2003 (Treatment of Office or Body as Specified Authority) Order 2005

Made

2005

Coming into force

2005

The Scottish Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 3(3) of the Public Appointments and Public Bodies etc. (Scotland) Act 2003(1) and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, where offices or bodies are to be established and, when established, those offices or bodies are to be specified in schedule 2 to that Act, hereby make the following Order, a draft of which has, in accordance with section 18(4) of that Act, been laid before and approved by resolution of the Scottish Parliament:

Citation and commencement

1.  This Order may be cited as the Public Appointments and Public Bodies etc. (Scotland) Act 2003 (Treatment of Office or Body as Specified Authority) Order 2005 and shall come into force on the day after the day on which it is made.

Treatment of Office or Body as Specified Authority

2.  Each of the following executive bodies, advisory bodies and other public bodies shall be treated, for the purposes of or in connection with any appointment to that executive body, advisory body or other public body as if it were a specified authority within the meaning of section 2(1) of the Public Appointments and Public Bodies etc. (Scotland) Act 2003:–

• Bòrd na Gàidhlig;

• Scottish Further and Higher Education Funding Council;

• Scottish Local Authorities Remuneration Committee;

• Water Industry Commission; and

• Scottish Charity Regulator.

A member of the Scottish Executive

St Andrew’s House,

Edinburgh

2005

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order provides that Bòrd na Gàidhlig, Scottish Further and Higher Education Funding Council, Scottish Local Authorities Remuneration Committee, Water Industry Commission and Scottish Charity Regulator shall, for the purposes of appointments to these bodies or offices, be treated as if they were specified authorities listed in schedule 2 to the Public Appointments and Public Bodies etc. (Scotland) Act 2003 (asp 4).

(1)

2003 asp 4.