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Scottish Statutory Instruments
2008 No. 131
OFFICIAL STATISTICS
The Official Statistics (Scotland) Order 2008
Made
18th March 2008
Coming into force in accordance with article 1(1)
The Scottish Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 6(1)(b)(ii) and (2) of the Statistics and Registration Service Act 2007(1) and all other powers enabling them to do so.
In accordance with section 6(3) of that Act, they have consulted the Statistics Board.
In accordance with section 65(6)(a) of that Act, a draft of this instrument has been laid before and approved by resolution of the Scottish Parliament.
Citation, commencement and extentS
1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Official Statistics (Scotland) Order 2008, and comes into force on the day after the day on which it is made.
(2) It extends to Scotland, and insofar as it extends beyond Scotland, it does so only as a matter of Scots law.
Commencement Information
I1Art. 1 in force at 19.3.2008, see art. 1(1)
Official statisticsS
[F12.—(1) Subject to paragraph (2), wholly Scottish devolved statistics produced, or to be produced, by the persons listed in the Schedule are specified as official statistics for the purposes of section 6(1)(b) of the Statistics and Registration Service Act 2007.
(2) In relation to Sustrans Limited, only statistics produced, or to be produced, on behalf of the Scottish Ministers are so specified.]
Textual Amendments
F1Art. 2 substituted (1.6.2012) by The Official Statistics (Scotland) Amendment Order 2012 (S.S.I. 2012/196), arts. 1, 2
JIM MATHER
Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
18th March 2008
Article 2
SCHEDULESPersons specified as producers of official statistics
Commencement Information
I2Sch. in force at 19.3.2008, see art. 1(1)
[F2Bòrd na Gàidhlig]
Common Services Agency for the Scottish Health Service(2)
Higher Education Statistics Agency(3)
[F3NHS 24
Public Health Scotland]
[F5Qualifications Scotland]
Scottish Ambulance Service Board
[F2Scottish Fire and Rescue Service]
F6...
Scottish Social Services Council
Social Care and Social Work Improvement Scotland]
[F2The Skills Development Scotland Co. Limited]
Student Loans Company Ltd.(4)
[F3Sustrans Limited]
[F2Visit Scotland]
Textual Amendments
F2Words in sch. inserted (21.12.2019) by The Official Statistics (Scotland) Amendment Order 2019 (S.S.I. 2019/416), art. 1, sch.
F3Words in sch. inserted (1.6.2012) by The Official Statistics (Scotland) Amendment Order 2012 (S.S.I. 2012/196), arts. 1, 3, sch.
F4Words in sch. omitted (1.4.2026) by virtue of The National Health Service (Functions of the Common Services Agency) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Scotland) Order 2026 (S.S.I. 2026/20), art. 1(1), sch. para. 11 (with art. 6)
F5Words in sch. inserted (1.2.2026) by The Official Statistics (Scotland) Amendment Order 2026 (S.S.I. 2026/38), arts. 1, 2(2)(b); S.S.I. 2026/2, reg. 2(2)(3), sch. Pt. 1
F6Words in sch. omitted (1.2.2026) by virtue of The Official Statistics (Scotland) Amendment Order 2026 (S.S.I. 2026/38), arts. 1, 2(2)(a); S.S.I. 2026/2, reg. 2(2)(3), sch. Pt. 1
Explanatory Note
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order specifies that wholly Scottish devolved statistics produced, or to be produced, by the persons listed in Schedule 1 are official statistics. “Scottish devolved statistics” is defined in section 66 of the Statistics and Registration Service Act 2007.
They are specified in addition to official statistics produced by the Statistics Board, a government department, the Scottish Administration, a Welsh ministerial authority, a Northern Ireland department, or any other person acting on behalf of the Crown, under section 6(1)(a) of the Statistics and Registration Service Act 2007, or specified in other orders under that section.
A full Regulatory Impact Assessment has not been produced for this instrument as it has no impact on the cost of business.
(1)
2007 c. 18 (“the 2007 Act”).
(2)
See section 10 of the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978 (c. 29), as amended by the Health Services Act 1980 (c. 53), Schedule 6, paragraph 2.
(3)
The Higher Education Statistics Agency is a company limited by guarantee registered in England No. 2766993.
(4)
The Student Loans Company Ltd. is a company registered in England No. 2401034.
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