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.
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
Coming into force
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 20031 and all other powers enabling them to do so.
In accordance with section 18(4) of that Act2, a draft of this Order has been laid before and approved by resolution of the Scottish Parliament.
Citation and commencement1
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.
Treatment of Poverty and Inequality Commission and Scottish Commission on Social Security as Specified Authorities2
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).
(This note is not part of the Order)