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Public Records (Scotland) Act 2011

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SCHEDULEAUTHORITIES TO WHICH PART 1 APPLIES

(introduced by section 2(1))

This schedule has no associated Explanatory Notes

Parliament

  • Scottish Parliament

  • Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body

Scottish Administration

  • Scottish Ministers

  • Lord Advocate

  • Accountant in Bankruptcy

  • Chief Dental Officer of the Scottish Administration

  • Chief Medical Officer of the Scottish Administration

  • Drinking Water Quality Regulator for Scotland

  • Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Constabulary and Her Majesty’s Inspectors of Constabulary (appointed under section 33 of the Police (Scotland) Act 1967 (c.77))

  • Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Fire and Rescue Authorities, Her Majesty’s Inspectors of Fire and Rescue Authorities and Assistant Inspectors of Fire and Rescue Authorities (appointed under section 43 of the Fire (Scotland) Act 2005 (asp 5))

  • Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Prisons for Scotland

  • Her Majesty’s Inspector of Anatomy for Scotland

  • Her Majesty’s inspectors of schools (that is to say, the inspectors of schools appointed by Her Majesty on the recommendation of the Scottish Ministers under the Education (Scotland) Act 1980 (c.44))

  • Keeper of the Records of Scotland

  • Keeper of the Registers of Scotland

  • Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator

  • Procurators fiscal

  • Queen’s and Lord Treasurer’s Remembrancer

  • Queen’s Printer for Scotland

  • Registrar General of Births, Deaths and Marriages for Scotland

  • Scottish Court Service

  • Scottish Housing Regulator

Others

  • Accounts Commission for Scotland

  • Additional Support Needs Tribunals for Scotland

  • Architecture and Design Scotland

  • Audit Scotland

  • Auditor General for Scotland

  • Board of Trustees for the National Galleries of Scotland

  • Board of Trustees of the National Museums of Scotland

  • Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh

  • Bòrd na Gàidhlig

  • Caledonian Maritime Assets Ltd (registered number SC001854)

  • Chief constables of police forces in Scotland

  • Children’s Hearings Scotland

  • Children’s Panel

  • Commission for Ethical Standards in Public Life in Scotland

  • Commissioner for Children and Young People in Scotland

  • Common Services Agency for the Scottish Health Service

  • Court of the Lord Lyon

  • Court of Session

  • Creative Scotland

  • Crofting Commission

  • David MacBrayne Ltd (registered number SC015304)

  • General Teaching Council for Scotland

  • Health Boards (constituted under section 2(1)(a) of the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978 (c.29))

  • Healthcare Improvement Scotland

  • Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Prosecution in Scotland

  • High Court of Justiciary

  • Highlands and Islands Airports Ltd (registered number SC097647)

  • Highlands and Islands Enterprise

  • Joint boards (established under section 62A(1) or 62B(1) of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 (c.65))

  • Joint police boards (constituted by virtue of section 19(2)(b) of the Police (Scotland) Act 1967 (c.77))

  • Judicial Appointments Board for Scotland

  • Justice of the peace courts

  • Justices of the peace advisory committees

  • Lands Tribunal for Scotland

  • Learning and Teaching Scotland

  • Licensing Boards (continued in existence or established under section 5 of the Licensing (Scotland) Act 2005 (asp 16))

  • Local authorities

  • Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland

  • Mental Health Tribunal for Scotland

  • Mental Welfare Commission for Scotland

  • Mobility and Access Committee for Scotland

  • National Convener of Children’s Hearings Scotland

  • National Park authorities (established by virtue of designation orders under section 6 of the National Parks (Scotland) Act 2000 (asp 10))

  • Parole Board for Scotland

  • Police Advisory Board for Scotland

  • Police Complaints Commissioner for Scotland

  • Principal Reporter

  • Private rented housing panel

  • Public Appointments Commissioner for Scotland (appointed under section 1(4) of the Scottish Parliamentary Commissions and Commissioners etc. Act 2010 (asp 11))

  • Public Standards Commissioner for Scotland (appointed under section 1(3) of the Scottish Parliamentary Commissions and Commissioners etc. Act 2010 (asp 11))

  • Public Transport Users’ Committee for Scotland

  • Quality Meat Scotland

  • Risk Management Authority

  • Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland

  • Safeguarders Panel

  • Scottish Advisory Committee on Distinction Awards

  • Scottish Agricultural Wages Board

  • Scottish Charity Appeals Panel

  • Scottish Children’s Reporter Administration

  • Scottish Commission for Human Rights

  • Scottish Commission for Public Audit

  • Scottish Crime and Drug Enforcement Agency

  • Scottish Criminal Cases Review Commission

  • Scottish Enterprise

  • Scottish Environment Protection Agency

  • Scottish Further and Higher Education Funding Council

  • Scottish Futures Trust Ltd (registered number SC348382)

  • Scottish Health Council

  • Scottish Information Commissioner

  • Scottish Land Court

  • Scottish Law Commission

  • Scottish Legal Aid Board

  • Scottish Legal Complaints Commission

  • Scottish Local Authorities Remuneration Committee

  • Scottish Natural Heritage

  • Scottish Police Services Authority

  • Scottish Public Services Ombudsman

  • Scottish Qualifications Authority

  • Scottish Road Works Commissioner

  • Scottish Social Services Council

  • Scottish Sports Council

  • Scottish Water

  • Sheriff courts

  • Skills Development Scotland Co. Ltd (registered number SC202659)

  • Social Care and Social Work Improvement Scotland

  • Special Health Boards (constituted under section 2(1)(b) of the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978 (c.29))

  • Standards Commission for Scotland

  • Transport Partnerships

  • Trustees of the National Library of Scotland

  • Visiting committees (appointed under section 19(3) of the Prisons (Scotland) Act 1989 (c.45) or constituted by rules made under section 39 (as read with section 8(1)) of that Act)

  • VisitScotland

  • Water Industry Commission for Scotland

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