2008 No. 297
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION

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

Made
Laid before the Scottish Parliament
Coming into force
The Scottish Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the power conferred by section 4(1) of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 20021 and all other powers enabling them to do so.

Citation, commencement and interpretation1.

(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 Authorities2.

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 Authorities3.

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

SCHEDULE 1

Article 2

PART 2NON MINISTERIAL OFFICE HOLDERS IN THE SCOTTISH ADMINISTRATION

7A.

The Drinking Water Quality Regulator for Scotland

12A.

The Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator

PART 4THE 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 7OTHERS

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

SCHEDULE 2

Article 3

PART 4THE 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 7OTHERS

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

(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.