Consumer Scotland Act 2020
PART 1Consumer Scotland
Establishment
1Consumer Scotland
Functions
2The general function of providing consumer advocacy and advice
3The representative function
4The research and investigation function
5The information function
6The recall of goods function
7General provision about functions
8Exercise of functions
Information-gathering
9Requirement to provide information to Consumer Scotland
10Failure by a designated regulator to comply with a section 9 notice
11Enforcement by a designated regulator of a section 9 notice
12Enforcement by the court of a section 9 notice
13Exemptions from requirement to provide information
Accountability
14Forward work programmes
15Reports on investigations
16Annual report
17Consumer welfare report
Finance
18Grants and loans by Consumer Scotland
Review of performance and modification of functions
19Review of Consumer Scotland's performance
20Power to modify Consumer Scotland's functions
PART 2Consumer interests
21Duty to have regard to consumer interests
22Guidance about section 21 duty
23Reporting on section 21 duty
PART 3Interpretation and final provisions
24Meaning of “consumer”
25Interpretation
26Regulations
27Ancillary provision
28Amendment of public bodies legislation
29Commencement
30Short title
SCHEDULE 1Consumer Scotland
Status
1(1) Consumer Scotland— (a) is not a servant or agent...
Membership
2(1) Consumer Scotland is to consist of—
Persons who may not be members
3(1) The Scottish Ministers may not appoint a person as...
Early termination of membership
4(1) A member of Consumer Scotland may resign by giving...
Members' remuneration, allowances and pensions
5(1) Consumer Scotland may pay each member such remuneration and...
Chief executive and other staff
6(1) Consumer Scotland is to have, as a member of...
Pensions of chief executive and other staff
7(1) Consumer Scotland may pay or make arrangements for the...
Committees
8(1) Consumer Scotland may establish committees and sub-committees.
Authority to perform functions
9(1) ​Consumer Scotland may authorise— (a) any of its members,...
Regulation of procedure
10Consumer Scotland may regulate its own procedure (including quorum) and...
Validity of things done
11The validity of anything done by Consumer Scotland or its...
General powers
12Consumer Scotland may do anything which appears to it—
Location of office
13Consumer Scotland's determination of the location of its office premises...
SCHEDULE 2Application of public bodies legislation
Ethical Standards in Public Life etc. (Scotland) Act 2000
1In the Ethical Standards in Public Life etc. (Scotland) Act...
Scottish Public Services Ombudsman Act 2002
2In the Scottish Public Services Ombudsman Act 2002, in schedule...
Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002
3In the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002, in Part...
Public Appointments and Public Bodies etc. (Scotland) Act 2003
4In the Public Appointments and Public Bodies etc. (Scotland) Act...
Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010
5In the Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010—
Public Records (Scotland) Act 2011
6In the Public Records (Scotland) Act 2011, in the schedule,...
Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014
7In the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014, in Part 1...
Gender Representation on Public Boards (Scotland) Act 2018
8In the Gender Representation on Public Boards (Scotland) Act 2018,...
Islands (Scotland) Act 2018
9In the Islands (Scotland) Act 2018, in the schedule, under...

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Consumer Scotland Act 2020

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An Act of the Scottish Parliament to establish Consumer Scotland and provide for its functions as a consumer advocacy and advice body; and to require regard to be had to consumer interests.