Citation and commencement1
This Order may be cited as the Public Services Reform (Commissioner for Ethical Standards in Public Life in Scotland etc.) Order 2013 and comes into force on 1st July 2013.
Interpretation2
In this Order, “the Act” means the Scottish Parliamentary Commissions and Commissioners etc. Act 20103.
Establishment of Commissioner for Ethical Standards in Public Life in Scotland etc.3
1
For section 1 (establishment, members and functions of the Commission for Ethical Standards in Public Life in Scotland) of the Act substitute—
1The Commissioner for Ethical Standards in Public Life in Scotland
1
There is to be a Commissioner for Ethical Standards in Public Life in Scotland (the “Commissioner”).
2
The Commissioner is to be an individual appointed by the Parliamentary corporation with the agreement of the Parliament.
3
The functions of the Commissioner are those conferred on the Commissioner by the following enactments—
a
the Ethical Standards in Public Life etc. (Scotland) Act 2000 (asp 7),
b
the Scottish Parliamentary Standards Commissioner Act 2002 (asp 16), and
c
the Public Appointments and Public Bodies etc. (Scotland) Act 2003 (asp 4).
2
The modifications to the Act in Schedule 1 have effect.
Transfer of functions to Commissioner4
1
There are transferred to the Commissioner for Ethical Standards in Public Life in Scotland—
a
the functions of the Public Standards Commissioner for Scotland under—
i
the Ethical Standards in Public Life etc. (Scotland) Act 2000; and
ii
the Scottish Parliamentary Standards Commissioner Act 2002; and
b
the functions of the Public Appointments Commissioner for Scotland under the Public Appointments and Public Bodies etc. (Scotland) Act 2003.
2
Accordingly—
a
the Commission for Ethical Standards in Public Life in Scotland is dissolved; and
b
the following offices are abolished—
i
the Public Appointments Commissioner for Scotland; and
ii
the Public Standards Commissioner for Scotland; and
c
the modifications to enactments in Schedule 2 have effect.
Transfer of staff, property and liabilities5
Schedule 3 (which provides for the transfer of staff, property and liabilities) has effect.
Transitional and savings provision6
Schedule 4 (which makes transitional and savings provision) has effect.