2009 No. 286

Local Government

The Ethical Standards in Public Life etc. (Scotland) Act 2000 (Devolved Public Bodies) Order 2009

Made

Laid before the Scottish Parliament

Coming into force

The Scottish Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 28(2) of the Ethical Standards in Public Life etc. (Scotland) Act 20001 and all other powers enabling them to do so.

Citation and commencement1

This Order may be cited as the Ethical Standards in Public Life etc. (Scotland) Act 2000 (Devolved Public Bodies) Order 2009 and comes into force on 9th October 2009.

Devolved public bodies2

1

The Ethical Standards in Public Life etc. (Scotland) Act 2000 is amended in accordance with the provisions of paragraph (2).

2

In schedule 32 (devolved public bodies)–

a

omit “The Parole Board for Scotland”;

b

insert after “A National Health Service trust”–

National Waiting Times Centre Board”3;

“NHS 24

c

insert before “The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh”–

Quality Meat Scotland5

JOHN SWINNEYA member of the Scottish ExecutiveSt Andrew’s House,Edinburgh
EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order modifies schedule 3 to the Ethical Standards in Public Life etc. (Scotland) Act 2000 (“the 2000 Act”) which lists those bodies that are “devolved public bodies” for the purposes of that Act.

Article 2(2)(a) removes from schedule 3 of the 2000 Act the Parole Board for Scotland, thus releasing it from the obligation to subscribe to an approved code of conduct, bringing it into line with other Tribunal Non Departmental Public Bodies.

Article 2(2)(b) and (c) add National Waiting Times Centre Board, NHS 24 and Quality Meat Scotland to schedule 3 of the 2000 Act. The bodies will become subject to the obligation to adopt an approved code of conduct, which will be legally enforceable.