Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002
75.Paragraph 21(2) of the schedule adds the Scottish Food Commission to the list of Scottish public authorities in schedule 1 of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 (“
76.Being a public authority within the meaning of FOISA also makes the Commission a “Scottish public authority” to which the Environmental Information (Scotland) Regulations 2004 apply.
77.In addition, as a public authority within the meaning of FOISA, the Commission is a “public authority” or “
78.Further, being a public authority within the meaning of FOISA makes the Commission subject to the duties imposed by section 44 of the Climate Change (Scotland) Act 2009 and, as such, liable to monitoring and investigation under Part 4 of that Act.