(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.