Local Government (Access to Information) (Scotland) Order 1996
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | SI 1996/2278 |
| Year | 1996 |
1996 No. 2278 (S.184)
LOCAL GOVERNMENT, SCOTLAND
The Local Government (Access to Information) (Scotland) Order 1996
Made 29th August 1996
Laid before Parliament 9th September 1996
Coming into force 30th September 1996
The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 181(1) and (2) of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 19941and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:
Citation and commencement
1. This Order may be cited as the Local Government (Access to Information) (Scotland) Order 1996 and shall come into force on 30th September 1996.
Amendment of Part IIIA of Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973
2.—(1) The Local Government (Scotland) Act 19732shall be amended in accordance with the following provisions of this article.
(2) In section 50E (extension of application of sections 50A to 50D)–
(a)
(a) in subsection (1)–
(i) the word “and” shall cease to have effect; and
(ii) after paragraph (b), there shall be inserted–
“and
(c)
(c) a relevant body, or a committee or sub-committee of such a body,”;
(b)
(b) in subsection (2), for the words “or sub-committee” in each place where they occur there shall be substituted the words “, sub-committee or relevant body”; and
(c)
(c) in subsection (3), for the words from “appointed” where it first occurs to the end there shall be substituted–
“(a)
“(a) in the case of a relevant body or a committee or sub-committee of such a body, appointed the members of the relevant body;
(b)
(b) in the case of any other committee, appointed the committee; or
(c)
(c) in the case of any other sub-committee, appointed the committee of which that body is a sub-committee.”.
(3) In section 50F(1) (additional rights of access to documents for members of local authorities)–
(a)
(a) the word “or” where it occurs immediately after paragraph (a) shall cease to have effect;
(b)
(b) after paragraph (b), there shall be inserted–
“; or
(c)
(c) a relevant body, any member of which was appointed by the authority, or of a committee or sub-committee of such a body”; and
(c)
(c) for the words “or sub-committee” where they occur for the second and third time, there shall be substituted the words “, sub-committee or relevant body”.
(4) In section 50H(6) (privilege: application and extent), after the words “section 50E(1) above” there shall be inserted...
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