2013 No. 126

Freedom Of Information

The Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 (Scottish Public Authorities) Amendment Order 2013

Made

Laid before the Scottish Parliament

Coming into force

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

Citation and commencement1

This Order may be cited as the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 (Scottish Public Authorities) Amendment Order 2013 and comes into force on 28th May 2013.

Scottish public authorities2

In Part 7 of schedule 1 to the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 (Scottish public authorities: others)2—

a

add the bodies listed in the Schedule to this Order in the appropriate place for each;

b

remove entry 62 (The Central Advisory Committee on Justices of the Peace); and

c

remove entry 69 (A justice of the peace advisory committee) and add as new entry 69 “A Justice of the Peace Advisory Committee established under the Justices of the Peace (Scotland) Order 2007.”.

NICOLA STURGEONA member of the Scottish GovernmentSt Andrew’s House,Edinburgh

SCHEDULE

Article 2(a)

PART 7OTHERS

62D

The Criminal Courts Rules Council.

72A

Mobility and Access Committee for Scotland.

80AA

The Scottish Civil Justice Council.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

The obligations under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 (“the Act”) apply to Scottish public authorities. For the purpose 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 amends Part 7 of schedule 1 to the Act to add the bodies listed in the Schedule to this Order, to remove the entry for “The Central Advisory Committee on Justices of the Peace” and to substitute the entry “A justice of the peace committee” with “A Justice of the Peace Advisory Committee established under the Justices of the Peace (Scotland) Order 2007.