Draft Regulations laid before the Scottish Parliament under section 26(2)(b) of the Consumer Scotland Act 2020 for approval by resolution of the Scottish Parliament.
Draft Scottish Statutory Instruments
Consumer Protection
Made
2024
Coming into force
1st April 2024
The Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the power conferred by section 21(2) of the Consumer Scotland Act 2020(1) and all other powers enabling them to do so.
In accordance with section 21(4) and (5) of the Consumer Scotland Act 2020 they have consulted with such persons as appear to them to be appropriate, including the persons specified in the schedule of these Regulations.
In accordance with section 26(2)(b) of that Act, a draft of this instrument has been laid before and approved by resolution of the Scottish Parliament.
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Consumer Scotland Act 2020 (Relevant Public Authorities) Regulations 2024 and come into force on 1 April 2024.
2.—(1) The persons specified in the schedule are relevant public authorities for the purposes of section 21(2) of the Consumer Scotland Act 2020.
(2) The persons specified in the schedule are specified in relation to the exercise of all of their functions.
Name
Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers
St Andrew’s House
Edinburgh
Date
Regulation 2
The Scottish Ministers
Accountant in Bankruptcy
Disclosure Scotland
Education Scotland
Forestry and Land Scotland
Scottish Forestry
Scottish Prison Service
Scottish Public Pensions Agency
Social Security Scotland
Student Awards Agency Scotland
Transport Scotland
Aberdeen City Council
Aberdeenshire Council
Angus Council
Argyll and Bute Council
Clackmannanshire Council
Comhairle nan Eilean Siar
Dumfries and Galloway Council
Dundee City Council
East Ayrshire Council
East Dunbartonshire Council
East Lothian Council
East Renfrewshire Council
Edinburgh (City of) Council
Falkirk Council
Fife Council
Glasgow City Council
Highland Council
Inverclyde Council
Midlothian Council
Moray Council
North Ayrshire Council
North Lanarkshire Council
Orkney Islands Council
Perth and Kinross Council
Renfrewshire Council
Scottish Borders Council
Shetland Islands Council
South Ayrshire Council
South Lanarkshire Council
Stirling Council
West Dunbartonshire Council
West Lothian Council
Accounts Commission for Scotland
Architecture and Design Scotland
Bòrd na Gàidhlig
Cairngorms National Park Authority
Care Inspectorate
Children’s Hearings Scotland
Community Justice Scotland
Creative Scotland
Crofting Commission
David MacBrayne Ltd
Ferguson Marine (Port Glasgow) Holdings Ltd
Highlands and Islands Airports Ltd
Highlands and Islands Enterprise
Historic Environment Scotland
Independent Living Fund Scotland
The Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park Authority
National Galleries of Scotland
National Library of Scotland
National Museums of Scotland
Quality Meat Scotland
Risk Management Authority
Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh
Scottish Agricultural Wages Board
Scottish Canals
Scottish Children’s Reporter Administration
Scottish Criminal Cases Review Commission
Scottish Enterprise
Scottish Environment Protection Agency
Scottish Funding Council
Scottish Futures Trust
Scottish Land Commission
The Scottish Legal Aid Board
Scottish Legal Complaints Commission
Scottish National Investment Bank p.l.c.
Scottish Rail Holdings Limited
Scottish National Heritage (NatureScot)
Scottish Qualifications Authority
Scottish Social Services Council
The Skills Development Scotland Co. Limited
The Scottish Sports Council (sportscotland)
South of Scotland Enterprise Agency
VisitScotland
Water Industry Commission for Scotland
Zero Waste Scotland
Judicial Appointments Board for Scotland
Boundaries Scotland
Mobility and Access Committee for Scotland
Poverty and Inequality Commission
Scottish Advisory Committee on Distinction Awards
Scottish Commission on Social Security
Scottish Law Commission
Scottish Fuel Poverty Advisory Panel
Parole Board for Scotland
Caledonian Maritime Assets Ltd
Glasgow Prestwick Airport
Scottish Water
Crown Estate Scotland
NHS Ayrshire and Arran
NHS Borders
NHS Dumfries and Galloway
NHS Fife
NHS Forth Valley
NHS Grampian
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde
NHS Highland
NHS Lanarkshire
NHS Lothian
NHS Orkney
NHS Shetland
NHS Tayside
NHS Western Isles
The NHS National Services Scotland
NHS Education for Scotland
NHS24
The Scottish Ambulance Service Board
The State Hospitals Board for Scotland
Mental Welfare Commission for Scotland
Healthcare Improvement Scotland
Public Health Scotland
National Waiting Times Centre Board
Aberdeen City
Aberdeenshire
Angus
Argyll and Bute
Edinburgh City
Clackmannanshire & Stirling
Dumfries and Galloway
Dundee City
East Ayrshire
East Dunbartonshire
East Lothian
East Renfrewshire
Falkirk
Fife
Glasgow City
Highland
Inverclyde
Midlothian
Moray
North Ayrshire
North Lanarkshire
Orkney
Perth & Kinross
Renfrewshire
Scottish Borders
Shetland
South Ayrshire
South Lanarkshire
West Dunbartonshire
West Lothian
Western Isles
Food Standards Scotland
The Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator
Revenue Scotland
Scottish Courts and Tribunal Service
Scottish Housing Regulator
Scottish Fiscal Commission
Consumer Scotland
Environmental Standards Scotland
National Records of Scotland
Registers of Scotland
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations specify the public authorities that are relevant public authorities for the purposes of section 21 of the Consumer Scotland Act 2020 and therefore subject to the duty to have regard to consumer interests when making decisions of a strategic nature about how to exercise their functions. The public authorities specified are listed in the schedule of the Regulations.
Section 21(3) of the Consumer Scotland Act 2020 allows the Scottish Ministers to specify a public authority in relation to the exercise of all of its functions, or certain functions only. By virtue of regulation 2(2) of the Regulations the public authorities listed in the schedule are specified in relation to all of their functions.