Scottish Statutory Instruments
2018 No. 5
Public Records
The Public Records (Scotland) Act 2011 (Authorities) Amendment Order 2018
Made 9th January 2018
Coming into force 12th January 2018

The Scottish Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred on them by section 2(2) of the Public Records (Scotland) Act 2011 and all other powers enabling them to do so.
2011 asp 12.
In accordance with section 2(8) of that Act, a draft of this Order has been laid before and approved by resolution of the Scottish Parliament.
Section 2(8) has been modified by paragraph 5(2) of schedule 3 of the Interpretation and Legislative Reform (Scotland) Act 2010.

Citation and commencement
1. This Order may be cited as the Public Records (Scotland) Act 2011 (Authorities) Amendment Order 2018 and comes into force on 12th January 2018.

Amendments to the schedule to the Public Records (Scotland) Act 2011
2. In the schedule of the Public Records (Scotland) Act 2011 (authorities to which Part 1 of that Act applies), under the heading “Others”, in the appropriate place according to alphabetical order, add the following entries—

“First-tier Tribunal for Scotland”

; and

“Upper Tribunal for Scotland”.

ANNABELLE EWING
Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
9th January 2018

EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order amends the schedule of the Public Records (Scotland) Act 2011, which lists the bodies, office-holders and other persons that are subject to Part 1 of that Act, to add the First-tier Tribunal for Scotland and the Upper Tribunal for Scotland. Part 1 of that Act makes provision for records management plans.