47.Paragraph 3 of the schedule adds the office of non-executive director of the Bank to the list of specified offices in schedule 2 of the Public Appointments and Public Bodies etc. (Scotland) Act 2003. This means that the Scottish Ministers, when appointing non-executive directors to the Bank’s Board, will need 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 (Scotland) Act 2003