The Public Appointments and Public Bodies etc. (Scotland) Act 2003 (Treatment of Community Justice Scotland as Specified Authority) Order 2016

Made: 13th January 2016

Coming into force: 14th January 2016

In accordance with section 18(4) of that Act[^f00002], a draft of this Order has been laid before and approved by resolution of the Scottish Parliament.

Citation and commencement

1

This Order may be cited as the Public Appointments and Public Bodies etc. (Scotland) Act 2003 (Treatment of Community Justice Scotland as Specified Authority) Order 2016 and comes into force on the day after the day on which it is made.

Treatment of Community Justice Scotland as Specified Authority

2

Community Justice Scotland is to be treated, for the purposes of or in connection with any appointment to that body, as if it were a specified authority within the meaning of section 2(1) of the Public Appointments and Public Bodies etc. (Scotland) Act 2003 (the Commissioner’s functions).

Signed

PAUL WHEELHOUSE — Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers — 13th January 2016

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This Order provides that Community Justice Scotland, for the purpose of or in connection with appointments to that body, is to be treated as if it were a specified authority listed in schedule 2 to the Public Appointments and Public Bodies etc. (Scotland) Act 2003.

Footnotes

[^f00001]: 2003 asp 4.

[^f00002]: Section 18(4) was modified by paragraph 5 of schedule 3 to the Interpretation and Legislative Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 10).