This Scottish Statutory Instrument has been made in consequence of a defect in S.S.I. 2003/135 and is being issued free of charge to all known recipients of that instrument.
Scottish Statutory Instruments
2003 No. 203
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
ETHICAL STANDARDS
The Ethical Standards in Public Life etc. (Scotland) Act 2000 (Register of Interests) Amendment Regulations 2003
Made 19th March 2003
Laid before the Scottish Parliament 21st March 2003
Coming into force 1st May 2003

The Scottish Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 7(2) of the Ethical Standards in Public Life etc. (Scotland) Act 2000, and all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Regulations:
2000 asp 7.

Citation and commencement
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Ethical Standards in Public Life etc. (Scotland) Act 2000 (Register of Interests) Amendment Regulations 2003, and shall come into force on 1st May 2003.

Amendments to the Ethical Standards in Public Life etc. (Scotland) Act 2000 (Register of Interests) Regulations 2003
2. (1) The Ethical Standards in Public Life etc. (Scotland) Act 2000 (Register of Interests) Regulations 2003 are amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) and (3).
S.S.I 2003/135.
(2) In Regulation 2 (interpretation), before the definition of “declaration of acceptance” insert–

““the 2000 Act” means the Ethical Standards in Public Life etc. (Scotland) Act 2000;”.

(3) In Regulation 4(2)(c) (first notice) for “Ethical Standards in Public Life etc. (Scotland) Act 2000” substitute “2000 Act”.
PETER J PEACOCK
Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers
St Andrew’s House, Edinburgh
19th March 2003

(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations amend the Ethical Standards in Public Life etc. (Scotland) Act 2000 (Register of Interests) Regulations 2003 (“the principal regulations”).
Regulation 2 inserts a definition of the term “the 2000 Act” that had been omitted from Regulation 2 of the principal regulations, and makes the necessary consequential amendment to Regulation 4 of the principal regulations.