The Scottish Public Services Ombudsman Act 2002 Amendment Order 2012

Made: 15th February 2012

Coming into force in accordance with article 1(2) and (3)

At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 15th day of February 2012 Present, The Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty in Council

Accordingly, Her Majesty is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to order as follows.

Citation and commencement

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• (1) This Order may be cited as the Scottish Public Services Ombudsman Act 2002 Amendment Order 2012.

• (2) This Order, except article2(c), comes into force on the day after the day on which the Order is made.

• (3) Article 2(c) comes into force on the commencement (for all purposes) of section 14 (the Principal Reporter) of the Children’s Hearings (Scotland) Act 2011[^f00003].

Amendment of the Scottish Public Services Ombudsman Act 2002

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In Part 2 of schedule 2 to the Scottish Public Services Ombudsman Act 2002 (Listed Authorities, Entries Amendable by Order in Council)—

• (a) before paragraph 21ZA (relating to the Commission for Ethical Standards in Public Life in Scotland) insert—

21ZZAChildren’s Hearings Scotland.

• (b) after paragraph 28 (relating to the Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland) insert—

28AThe National Convener of Children’s Hearings Scotland.

• (c) after paragraph 32A (relating to the Police Complaints Commissioner for Scotland) insert—

32AAThe Principal Reporter.

Signed

Richard Tilbrook — Clerk of the Privy Council

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This Order amends Part 2 of schedule 2 to the Scottish Public Services Ombudsman Act 2002.

Schedule 2 to that Act specifies persons liable to investigation by the Scottish Public Services Ombudsman.

The Order adds into the schedule Children’s Hearings Scotland, the National Convener of Children’s Hearings Scotland and the Principal Reporter. This is in consequence of the Children’s Hearings (Scotland) Act 2011 which establishes both Children’s Hearings Scotland and the National Convener of Children’s Hearings Scotland and removes the Principal Reporter from membership of the Scottish Children’s Reporter Administration.

Footnotes

[^f00001]: 2002 asp 11. Section 3(2) provides for the power conferred therein to be exercised by Her Majesty by Order in Council. Section24(2) provides that no recommendation to make an Order in Council under section 3(2) is to be made to HerMajesty in Council unless a draft of the Order has been laid before, and approved by resolution of, the Scottish Parliament.

[^f00002]: Section24 has been modified by paragraph5 of schedule3 to the Interpretation and Legislative Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp10).

[^f00003]: 2011 asp1.