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Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010

An Act of the Scottish Parliament to make provision for the purpose of simplifying public bodies, including the transfer and delegation of certain functions, the dissolution of certain bodies and provision in relation to the regulation of officers of court; to enable provision to be made for the purpose of improving the exercise of public functions and for removing and reducing burdens resulting from legislation; to make provision for the publication of information on expenditure and certain other matters by certain public bodies; to establish Creative Scotland with functions in relation to the arts and culture and industries and other activity the focus of which is the application of creative skills; to establish Social Care and Social Work Improvement Scotland with scrutiny functions in relation to care services and social work services; to establish Healthcare Improvement Scotland with scrutiny and other functions in relation to services provided under the National Health Service and independent health care services; to amend the Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003 to make provision in relation to the Mental Welfare Commission for Scotland; to make provision about the exercise of scrutiny functions by certain bodies, including provision in respect of the involvement of users of scrutinised services, co-operation and joint inspections; to amend Part 2 of the Public Finance and Accountability (Scotland) Act 2000 in relation to audit authorities and audit reports and examinations under that Part; to amend the Scottish Public Services Ombudsman Act 2002 to make provision in relation to complaints handling procedures of listed authorities; to amend the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005 in relation to the regulation of charities and charity trustees; and for connected purposes.

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The Treaty of Lisbon (Changes in Terminology) Order 2011

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Part 1Simplification of public bodies

Transfer of functions

I13Transfer to certain bodies of functions of Waterwatch Scotland

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The position of the Convener of the Water Customer Consultation Panels is abolished.

2

In schedule 2 to the Scottish Public Services Ombudsman Act 2002 (asp 11) (listed authorities), after paragraph 16 insert—

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Scottish Water.

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The Water Customer Consultation Panels are dissolved.

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F2Citizens Advice Scotland is to exercise its functions under the Consumers, Estate Agents and Redress Act 2007 (c. 17) in relation to services provided by Scottish Water.

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But nothing in this section is to be taken as restricting in any way the exercise of functions by F3Citizens Advice Scotland.

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Schedule 2 (which makes modification of enactments in consequence of this section) has effect.

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Schedule 3 (which makes provision for the transfer of staff, property, liabilities and ongoing matters) has effect.

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In this section “ Citizens Advice Scotland ” means the Scottish Association of Citizens Advice Bureaux.