[F1Further restrictions on pre-release accessS
4A—(1) In this paragraph, official statistics on Scotland's gross domestic product and official statistics on Scottish retail sales (whether by volume or value) are referred to as “excepted statistics”.
(2) During Year 1 the maximum period which may be allowed for pre-release access to excepted statistics is 1 working day before publication.
(3) During Year 2 the maximum period is four hours before publication.
(4) After the end of Year 2 pre-release access to excepted statistics may not be granted.
(5) In this paragraph—
“Year 1” is the period of one year beginning on the day after the Pre-release Access to Official Statistics (Scotland) Act 2021 receives Royal Assent;
“Year 2” is the period of one year beginning on the day following the end of Year 1.]
Textual Amendments
F1Sch. para. 4A inserted (22.4.2021) by Pre-release Access to Official Statistics (Scotland) Act 2021 (asp 11), ss. 2(3)(b), 4