http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2003/4/section/3/2016-10-06Public Appointments and Public Bodies etc. (Scotland) Act 2003An Act of the Scottish Parliament to establish the office of Commissioner for Public Appointments in Scotland; to make provision in respect of appointments to certain public bodies; to dissolve certain public bodies; to make provision as to certain functions of Health Boards and National Health Service trusts; to make provision as to the functions of the Law Society of Scotland and the Scottish Solicitors' Discipline Tribunal regarding the regulation of conveyancing and executry practitioners and the provision of services by such practitioners; to make modifications in relation to those services, including conferring certain notarial and other functions on such practitioners; to establish the Historic Environment Advisory Council for Scotland; and for connected purposes.texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2024-06-19Expert Participation2016-10-06 Part 1 The Commissioner for Public Appointments in ScotlandThe Commissioner’s functions: further provision31The Scottish Ministers must provide the Commissioner with such information as the Commissioner reasonably requires in the exercise of the Commissioner’s functions.2The Scottish Ministers may by order—aamend schedule 2; orbin relation to appointments to the specified authorities—iconfer on the Commissioner any additional function; oriiremove any function of the Commissioner,which they consider appropriate so to confer or remove.2ABefore making an order under subsection (2)(b), the Scottish Ministers must consult the Parliamentary corporation.3Where—aan office or body is to be established; andbwhen established, the office or body is to be specified in schedule 2,the Scottish Ministers may by order provide that the office or body is to be treated, for the purposes of or in connection with any appointment to the office or body, as if it were one of the specified authorities.4Each body mentioned in section 4 is to be treated, for the purposes of or in connection with any appointment to the body made before that section comes into force as respects the body, as if it were one of the specified authorities.S. 3 in force at 1.6.2004 by S.S.I. 2004/232, art. 2(a)S. 3(2A) inserted (1.4.2011) by Scottish Parliamentary Commissions and Commissioners etc. Act 2010 (asp 11), ss. 29(9), 31(5) (with s. 31(6), sch. 7)
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