Consumer Scotland Act 2020

1. Introductory Text

2. PART 1 Consumer Scotland

   1. Establishment

      1. 1. Consumer Scotland

   2. Functions

      1. 2. The general function of providing consumer advocacy and advice

      2. 3. The representative function

      3. 4. The research and investigation function

      4. 5. The information function

      5. 6. The recall of goods function

      6. 7. General provision about functions

      7. 8. Exercise of functions

   3. Information-gathering

      1. 9. Requirement to provide information to Consumer Scotland

      2. 10. Failure by a designated regulator to comply with a section 9 notice

      3. 11. Enforcement by a designated regulator of a section 9 notice

      4. 12. Enforcement by the court of a section 9 notice

      5. 13. Exemptions from requirement to provide information

   4. Accountability

      1. 14. Forward work programmes

      2. 15. Reports on investigations

      3. 16. Annual report

      4. 17. Consumer welfare report

   5. Finance

      1. 18. Grants and loans by Consumer Scotland

   6. Review of performance and modification of functions

      1. 19. Review of Consumer Scotland’s performance

      2. 20. Power to modify Consumer Scotland’s functions

3. PART 2 Consumer interests

   1. 21. Duty to have regard to consumer interests

   2. 22. Guidance about section 21 duty

   3. 23. Reporting on section 21 duty

4. PART 3 Interpretation and final provisions

   1. 24. Meaning of “consumer”

   2. 25. Interpretation

   3. 26. Regulations

   4. 27. Ancillary provision

   5. 28. Amendment of public bodies legislation

   6. 29. Commencement

   7. 30. Short title

5. 1. SCHEDULE 1

      Consumer Scotland

      1. 1. Status

      2. 2. Membership

      3. 3. Persons who may not be members

      4. 4. Early termination of membership

      5. 5. Members’ remuneration, allowances and pensions

      6. 6. Chief executive and other staff

      7. 7. Pensions of chief executive and other staff

      8. 8. Committees

      9. 9. Authority to perform functions

      10. 10. Regulation of procedure

      11. 11. Validity of things done

      12. 12. General powers

      13. 13. Location of office

   2. SCHEDULE 2

      Application of public bodies legislation

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

      2. 2. Scottish Public Services Ombudsman Act 2002

      3. 3. Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002

      4. 4. Public Appointments and Public Bodies etc. (Scotland) Act 2003

      5. 5. Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010

      6. 6. Public Records (Scotland) Act 2011

      7. 7. Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014

      8. 8. Gender Representation on Public Boards (Scotland) Act 2018

      9. 9. Islands (Scotland) Act 2018