The Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 (Scottish Public Authorities) Amendment Order 2008

Scottish Statutory Instruments

2008 No. 297

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION

The Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 (Scottish Public Authorities) Amendment Order 2008

Made

1st September 2008

Laid before the Scottish Parliament

5th September 2008

Coming into force

13th October 2008

The Scottish Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the power conferred by section 4(1) of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002(1) and all other powers enabling them to do so.

Citation, commencement and interpretation

1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 (Scottish Public Authorities) Amendment Order 2008 and comes into force on 13th October 2008.

(2) In this Order “the Act” means the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002.

Additional Public Authorities

2.  The bodies and offices listed in Schedule 1 to this Order are added to the specified part of schedule 1 to the Act, in each case in the appropriate place.

Removal of Public Authorities

3.  The entries relating to the bodies listed in Schedule 2 to this Order are removed from the specified part of schedule 1 to the Act.

BRUCE CRAWFORD

Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers

St Andrew’s House,

Edinburgh

1st September 2008

Article 2

SCHEDULE 1

PART 2 NON MINISTERIAL OFFICE HOLDERS IN THE SCOTTISH ADMINISTRATION

7A.	The Drinking Water Quality Regulator for Scotland
12A.	The Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator

PART 4 THE NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE

29A.	The National Waiting Times Centre Board
32A	NHS Education for Scotland
32B	NHS Health Scotland
32C	NHS Quality Improvement Scotland

PART 7 OTHERS

62za	The Commissioner for Children and Young People in Scotland
66A	Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Prosecution in Scotland
75B	Quality Meat Scotland
75C	The Risk Management Authority
92B	The Scottish Local Authorities Remuneration Committee

Article 3

SCHEDULE 2

PART 4 THE NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE

25	The Clinical Standards Board for Scotland
28	The Health Education Board for Scotland
29	The Health Technology Board for Scotland
36	The Post Qualification Education Board for Health Service Pharmacists in Scotland
38	The Scottish Advisory Committee on the Medical Workforce
40	The Scottish Council for Post Graduate Medical and Dental Education
42	The Scottish Health Advisory Service

PART 7 OTHERS

79	The Scottish charities nominee, appointed under section 12 of the Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1990 (c. 40)
88	Scottish Homes
103	Social Inclusion Partnerships

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Order)

The obligations under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 apply to Scottish public authorities. For the purposes of the Act, a “Scottish public authority” means a body or office which is listed in schedule 1 to the Act or designated by Order under section 5, or a publicly owned company as defined by section 6. The list in schedule 1 to the Act may be amended, by adding or removing references to bodies or offices, by Order under section 4(1) of the Act.

Article 2 of this Order adds to schedule 1 to the Act the bodies and offices listed in Schedule 1 to this Order.

Article 3 of this Order removes from schedule 1 to the Act the bodies listed in Schedule 2 to this Order.

(1)

2002 asp 13.