The Scotland Act 1998 (Transitory and Transitional Provisions) (Complaints of Maladministration) Order 1999

Interpretation

2.—(1) In this Order–

“the 1967 Act” means the Parliamentary Commissioner Act 1967((1)

“the Act” means the Scotland Act 1998;

“action” includes failure to act and related expressions shall be construed accordingly;

“authority subject to investigation” shall be construed in accordance with article 8;

“listed tribunal” means a tribunal which is either a Scottish public authority which is listed in Schedule 1 or a cross-border public authority which is listed in Schedule 2;

“officer” includes employee;

“Parliamentary Commissioner” means the Parliamentary Commissioner for Administration;

“person aggrieved” shall be construed in accordance with article 9(1)(b);

“the Scottish Commissioner” means the Scottish Parliamentary Commissioner for Administration appointed in accordance with article 4,

and action taken in the exercise of functions of an authority subject to investigation includes a reference to action taken by any of its members or officers or any members of its staff.

(2) Unless otherwise provided, any reference in this Order to a numbered article or Schedule is a reference to an article or Schedule bearing that number in or to this Order and any reference in an article to a numbered paragraph is to a paragraph bearing that number in that article.

(1)

1967 c. 13.