Office of Public Sector Information

SCHEDULE 2 The specified authorities

(introduced by section 2)

Offices

• Water Industry Commissioner for Scotland

Executive bodies

• Accounts Commission for Scotland

• Crofters Commission

• Deer Commission for Scotland

• Highlands & Islands Enterprise

• Learning & Teaching Scotland

• National Galleries of Scotland

• National Library of Scotland

• National Museums of Scotland

• any National Park authority

• Parole Board for Scotland

• Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh

• Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland

• Scottish Agricultural Wages Board

• Scottish Arts Council

• Scottish Children’s Reporter Administration

• Scottish Commission for the Regulation of Care

• Scottish Criminal Cases Review Commission

• Scottish Enterprise

• Scottish Environment Protection Agency

• Scottish Further Education Funding Council

• Scottish Higher Education Funding Council

• Scottish Hospital Endowments Research Trust

• Scottish Legal Aid Board

• Scottish Natural Heritage

• Scottish Qualifications Authority

• Scottish Screen

• Scottish Social Services Council

• Scottish Sports Council

• Scottish Tourist Board

Advisory bodies

• Advisory Committee on Sites of Special Scientific Interest

• Building Standards Advisory Committee

• Central Advisory Committee on Justices of the Peace (Scotland)

• Fisheries (Electricity) Committee

• General Teaching Council for Scotland

• Hill Farming Advisory Committee for Scotland

• Historic Environment Advisory Council for Scotland

• any Justices of the Peace Advisory Committee

• Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland

• Mobility and Access Committee for Scotland

• Royal Fine Art Commission for Scotland

• Scottish Advisory Committee on Distinction Awards

• Scottish Advisory Committee on the Medical Workforce

• Scottish Industrial Development Advisory Board

• Scottish Law Commission

• Scottish Records Advisory Council

Nationalised bodies

• Caledonian MacBrayne Ltd

• Highlands and Islands Airports Ltd

Public corporations

• Scottish Water

National Health Service bodies

• Common Services Agency for the Scottish Health Service

• any Health Board

• Mental Welfare Commission for Scotland

• any National Health Service trust

• any Special Health Board

SCHEDULE 3 The Advisory Council

(introduced by section 15)

Status

1 The Advisory Council is a body corporate.

2 The Advisory Council—

(a) is not to be regarded as a servant or agent of the Crown;

(b) does not have any status, immunity or privilege of the Crown,

and its property is not to be regarded as property of, or property held on behalf of, the Crown.

Membership

3 (1) The Advisory Council is to consist of such members as the Scottish Ministers may appoint.

(2) The Scottish Ministers are to appoint one of the members to chair meetings of the Advisory Council.

(3) Each member—

(a) is to be appointed for such period as is specified in the terms of appointment; and

(b) holds and vacates office in accordance with those terms.

Allowances etc.

4 (1) Members of the Advisory Council are entitled to such allowances as the Scottish Ministers may approve.

(2) The member appointed to chair meetings of the Advisory Council is entitled to such remuneration as the Scottish Ministers may approve.

Proceedings

5 (1) The Advisory Council may, subject to sub-paragraphs (2) and (3), regulate its own procedure.

(2) The Scottish Ministers may give directions to the Advisory Council as to its procedure; and the Advisory Council must comply with any such directions.

(3) A member who is in any way directly or indirectly interested in any matter which is brought up for consideration at a meeting of the Advisory Council must disclose the nature of the interest to the meeting and, where such a disclosure is made—

(a) the disclosure must be recorded in the minutes of the meeting; and

(b) the member must not take any part in any deliberation or decision of the Advisory Council with respect to the matter.

(4) The validity of any proceedings of the Advisory Council is not affected by any vacancy in membership nor any defect in the appointment of a member.

Reports

6 The Advisory Council must annually prepare a report on the exercise of its functions and send a copy of the report to the Scottish Ministers; and the Scottish Ministers must lay a copy of the report before the Parliament.

Functions: supplementary provision

7 (1) The Advisory Council may, subject to sub-paragraph (2), do anything which appears necessary or expedient for the purpose of or in connection with the exercise of its functions and, in particular, it may—

(a) acquire and dispose of property; and

(b) enter into contracts.

(2) The Advisory Council may not—

(a) acquire heritable property; or

(b) appoint staff.