SCHEDULE 3Amendments of the Scottish Public Services Ombudsman Act 2002 (asp 11)

Matters excluded from investigation

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In schedule 4—

a

paragraph 2 (exclusion of civil, criminal and international proceedings from investigation) is renumbered as sub-paragraph (1) of that paragraph and after it there is inserted—

2

The reference in sub-paragraph (1) to civil proceedings includes a reference to inquiries under the Fatal Accidents and Sudden Deaths Inquiry (Scotland) Act 1976 (c. 14).

b

in paragraph 7(1) (exclusion of certain contractual and commercial transactions) for “relating to” there is substituted “ arising from concluded ”.