234.Paragraph 4 adds Qualifications Scotland 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 Qualifications Scotland’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.
Schedule 4 – Consequential Modifications Part 1: Qualifications Scotland Public Appointments and Public Bodies etc. (Scotland) Act 2003