Scottish Statutory Instruments

2004 No. 232 (C. 15)

PUBLIC BODIES

The Public Appointments and Public Bodies etc. (Scotland) Act 2003 (Commencement No. 3) Order 2004

Made

20th May 2004

The Scottish Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 21(2) and (3) of the Public Appointments and Public Bodies etc. (Scotland) Act 2003(1), hereby make the following Order:

Citation

1.  This Order may be cited as the Public Appointments and Public Bodies etc. (Scotland) Act 2003 (Commencement No. 3) Order 2004.

Commencement

2.  The day appointed for the coming into force of–

(a) sections 1, 2 and 3; and

(b) schedules 1 and 2

of the Public Appointments and Public Bodies etc. (Scotland) Act 2003 is 1st June 2004.

TAVISH SCOTT

Authorised to sign on behalf of the Scottish Ministers

St Andrew’s House, Edinburgh

20th May 2004

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Order)

The Public Appointments and Public Bodies etc. (Scotland) Act 2003 (“the Act”) received Royal Assent on 11th March 2003.

This Order brings into force the provisions of sections 1, 2 and 3 to the Act which provides for the establishment of the Office of Commissioner for Public Appointments in Scotland and outlines the Commissioner’s functions.

This Order also brings into force schedules 1 and 2 to the Act.

Schedule 1 makes further provision about the appointment and status of the Commissioner and details certain administrative matters relating to the Office of the Commissioner.

Schedule 2 lists those public bodies that are subject to the code of practice for public appointments prepared by the Commissioner.

Note as to Earlier Commencement Orders

(This note is not part of the Order)

The following provisions of the Public Appointments and Public Bodies etc. (Scotland) Act 2003 have been brought into force by commencement order made before the date of this Order:–

Provision	Date of Commencement	S.S.I. No.
Sections 4(a) and (b) and 17 (partially) and paragraphs 2, 4(a) and (b), 6, 10, 13 and 17(b)(i) and (ii) of Schedule 4	31st May 2003	2003/219
Sections 15, 16 and 17 (partially) and paragraph 17(c)(ii) of Schedule 4	1st June 2003
Schedule 3	5th July 2003	2003/348

(1)

2003 asp 4.