Draft Order laid before the Scottish Parliament under section 18(4) of the Public Appointments and Public Bodies etc. (Scotland) Act 2003 for approval by resolution of the Scottish Parliament.
2018 No.
Public Bodies
The Public Appointments and Public Bodies etc. (Scotland) Act 2003 (Treatment of Poverty and Inequality Commission and Scottish Commission on Social Security as Specified Authorities) Order 2018
Made 2018
Coming into force 2018

The Scottish Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 3(3) of the Public Appointments and Public Bodies etc. (Scotland) Act 2003 and all other powers enabling them to do so.
2003 asp 4.
In accordance with section 18(4) of that Act, a draft of this Order has been laid before and approved by resolution of the Scottish Parliament.
Section 18(4) was modified by paragraph 5 of schedule 3 of the Interpretation and Legislative Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 10).

1 Citation and commencement
This Order may be cited as the Public Appointments and Public Bodies etc. (Scotland) Act 2003 (Treatment of Poverty and Inequality Commission and Scottish Commission on Social Security as Specified Authorities) Order 2018 and comes into force on the day after the day on which it is made.

2 Treatment of Poverty and Inequality Commission and Scottish Commission on Social Security as Specified Authorities
The Poverty and Inequality Commission and the Scottish Commission on Social Security are to be treated, for the purposes of or in connection with any appointment to those bodies, as if each were a specified authority within the meaning of section 2(1) of the Public Appointments and Public Bodies etc. (Scotland) Act 2003 (the Commissioner’s functions).
Name A member of the Scottish Government St Andrew’s House, Edinburgh Date

EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order provides that the Poverty and Inequality Commission and the Scottish Commission on Social Security, for the purpose of or in connection with appointments to those bodies, are to be treated as if each were a specified authority listed in schedule 2 to the Public Appointments and Public Bodies etc. (Scotland) Act 2003.