79.Paragraph 21(3) of the schedule adds the Commission to the list of specified authorities in schedule 2 of the Public Appointments and Public Bodies etc. (Scotland) Act 2003 (the “2003 Act”). This means that the Scottish Ministers, when appointing the Commission’s members, will need (under section 2 of the 2003 Act) to comply with the code of practice on public appointments produced by the Commissioner for Ethical Standards in Public Life in Scotland.
Public Appointments and Public Bodies etc. (Scotland) Act 2003