Legislation – Coronavirus (Scotland) (No.2) Act 2020

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Introduction

PART 1
Main provisions

1 Meaning of “coronavirus”

2 Protection of the individual

3 Operation of the justice system

4 Reports, accounts and other documents

5 Other measures in response to coronavirus

PART 2
Supporting and final provisions

6 Advancement of equality and non-discrimination

7 Subordinate legislation making powers

8 Power to suspend and revive provisions

9 Expiry

10 Power to bring forward expiry

11 Power to amend Act in consequence of amendments to subordinate legislation

12 Reports by the Scottish Ministers on the status of provisions

13 Reviews: information about domestic abuse

14 Reports by the Scottish Ministers on coronavirus-related instruments

15 Ancillary provision

16 Commencement

17 Short title

SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 1 Protection of the individual

SCHEDULE 2 Operation of the justice system

SCHEDULE 3 Reports, accounts and other documents

SCHEDULE 4 Other measures in response to coronavirus

SCHEDULE 4Other measures in response to coronavirus

PART 8Freedom of information

Modification of Coronavirus (Scotland) Act 2020

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(1)

Part 2 of schedule 6 of the Coronavirus (Scotland) Act 2020 (freedom of information) is amended by this paragraph.

(2)

In paragraph 6(2), in sub-sub-paragraph (a)—

(a)

the words from “the effect” to “coronavirus),” become sub-sub-sub-paragraph (i),

(b)

after that sub-sub-sub-paragraph insert “or

(ii)

the authority operating under requirements of Part 2 of this schedule that were subsequently repealed before the end of the period during which Part 1 of this Act is in force,”.

(3)

After paragraph 6(2), insert—

“(2A)

In considering whether the failure was reasonable in all the circumstances, the Commissioner must regard the public interest in section 1(1) being complied with promptly as the primary consideration.”.”.