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Ethical Standards in Public Life etc. (Scotland) Act 2000

2000 asp 7

Contents

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  1. PART 1

    CODES OF CONDUCT ETC.

    1. 1.Code of conduct for councillors

    2. 2.Model code of conduct for members of devolved public bodies

    3. 3.Codes of conduct for members of devolved public bodies

    4. 4.Revisal etc. of members' codes

    5. 5.Duties of councils and devolved public bodies

    6. 6.Issue of guidance by Standards Commission

    7. 7.Register of interests

  2. PART 2

    ENFORCEMENT

    1. 8.Standards Commission for Scotland

    2. 9.Appointment of Chief Investigating Officer and staff

    3. 10.Relationship between Commission and Chief Investigating Officer

    4. 11.Chief Investigating Officer to provide Commission with information

    5. 12.Conduct of Chief Investigating Officer’s investigations

    6. 13.Chief Investigating Officer’s powers

    7. 14.Chief Investigating Officer’s reports

    8. 15.Publication of reports

    9. 16.Action on receipt of reports

    10. 17.Hearings before Commission

    11. 18.Findings of hearings

    12. 19.Action on finding of contravention

    13. 20.Duty of Commission to provide information

    14. 21.Interim reports on investigations and action thereon

    15. 22.Appeals from Commission

    16. 23.Special provision for enforcement and suspension in case of Crown appointments

    17. 24.Special provision for employee and ex officio members of devolved public bodies

    18. 25.Special provision for the Water Industry Commissioner

    19. 26.Appeals by Water Industry Commissioner

    20. 27.Protection from actions of defamation

  3. PART 3

    GENERAL AND MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS RELATING TO PARTS 1 TO 3

    1. 28.Definitions

    2. 29.Suspension and disqualification of councillors: supplementary and consequential provisions

    3. 30.Modification of enactments etc

    4. 31.Preservation of previous law and rules in relation to members of devolved public bodies

  4. PART 4

    CODES OF CONDUCT FOR MEMBERS OF OTHER BODIES

    1. 32.Codes of conduct for members of certain Scottish public authorities

  5. PART 5

    FUNCTIONS OF CONTROLLER OF AUDIT AND ACCOUNTS COMMISSION FOR SCOTLAND

    1. 33.Procedure for special reports and modification of surcharge provisions

  6. PART 6

    TEACHING AND WELFARE OF CHILDREN

    1. 34.Repeal of section 2A of Local Government Act 1986

    2. 35.Councils' duties to children

  7. PART 7

    GENERAL AND MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS RELATING TO PARTS 1 TO 6

    1. 36.Other repeals

    2. 37.Short title, commencement and transitional provision

  8. SCHEDULE 1

    THE STANDARDS COMMISSION FOR SCOTLAND

  9. SCHEDULE 2

    CHIEF INVESTIGATING OFFICER

  10. SCHEDULE 3

    DEVOLVED PUBLIC BODIES

  11. SCHEDULE 4

    REPEALS

The Bill for this Act of the Scottish Parliament was passed by the Parliament on 21st June 2000 and received Royal Assent on 24th July 2000

An Act of the Scottish Parliament to establish a framework for securing the observance of high standards of conduct by councillors and other persons holding public appointments; and to repeal section 2A of the Local Government Act 1986 and make provision as to how councils are to exercise functions which relate principally to children.