SCHEDULE 4Transitional and savings provisions

Undetermined processes3

1

When this Order comes into force, anything done or being done by or in relation to—

a

the Public Standards Commissioner for Scotland under—

i

the Ethical Standards in Public Life etc. (Scotland) Act 200012; or

ii

the Scottish Parliamentary Standards Commissioner Act 200213;

b

the Public Appointments Commissioner for Scotland under the Public Appointments and Public Bodies etc. (Scotland) Act 200314; or

c

the Commission for Ethical Standards in Public Life in Scotland under the Act,

is to be regarded, for the purposes set out in sub-paragraph (2), as done or being done by or in relation to the Commissioner for Ethical Standards in Public Life in Scotland.

2

Those purposes are the continuation of any process under one of those Acts begun but not determined or completed when this Order comes into force.