Under section 57 of the Scotland Act, the Scottish Executive operates on the basis of collective responsibility of the Executive as a whole.Details of ministerial powers of control for each of these bodies is not held centrally but is contained within the management documentation for each body and, where appropriate, the legislation which established the organisation.PUBLIC BODIESDevelopment DepartmentExecutive NDPBsAccounts Commission for ScotlandScottish HomesAdvisory NDPBsBuilding Standards Advisory Committee Local Government Boundary Commission for ScotlandScottish Valuation and Rating CouncilTribunal NDPBSRent Assessment Panel for ScotlandState Owned CompaniesScottish Transport GroupCaledonian MacBrayne LtdHighlands and Islands Airports LtdEducation DepartmentExecutive NDPBsCommunity Learning ScotlandLearning and Teaching Scotland National Galleries of ScotlandNational Library of ScotlandNational Museum of ScotlandScottish Arts Council Scottish Children's Reporter AdministrationScottish ScreenSportscotlandAdvisory NDPBsAncient Monuments Board for ScotlandGeneral Teaching Council for Scotland Historic Buildings Council for ScotlandRoyal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of ScotlandRoyal Fine Art Commission for Scotland Tribunal NDPBSChildren's PanelEnterprise and Lifelong Learning DepartmentExecutive NDPBsHighlands and Islands Enterprise Scottish EnterpriseScottish Further Education Funding Council Scottish Further Education UnitScottish Higher Education Funding CouncilScottish Qualifications AuthorityScottish Tourist BoardAdvisory NDPBsScottish Industrial Development Advisory BoardState Owned CompanyStudents Loan Company Ltd.Health DepartmentExecutive NDPBsNational Board for Nursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting for ScotlandScottish Hospital Endowments Research TrustScottish Medical Practices CommitteeAdvisory NDPBsHealth Appointments Advisory CommitteePost Qualification Education Board for Health Service Pharmacists in Scotland Scottish Advisory Committee on Distinction AwardsScottish Advisory Committee on Drug MisuseScottish Advisory Committee on the Medical WorkforceScottish Dental Practice BoardNational Health Service Bodies Clinical Standards Board for Scotland Common Services Agency for the NHS in Scotland Health BoardsHealth Education Board for ScotlandHealth Technology Board for ScotlandMental Welfare Commission for ScotlandNational Health Service TrustsScottish Ambulance Service BoardScottish Health Advisory ServiceScottish Council for Postgraduate Medical and Dental Education Scottish Hospital TrustState Hospitals Board for ScotlandNHS TribunalsNHS TribunalJustice DepartmentExecutive NDPBsParole Board for ScotlandScottish Conveyancing and Executry Services BoardScottish Criminal Cases Review CommissionScottish Legal Aid BoardAdvisory NDPBsCentral Advisory Committee on Justices of the Peace (Scotland)Justices of the Peace Advisory CommitteeScottish Law CommissionScottish Police College Board of Governors Scottish Records Advisory Council Tribunal NDPBSHorserace Betting Levy Appeal Tribunal for ScotlandLands Tribunal for ScotlandPensions Appeal Tribunal for ScotlandRural Affairs DepartmentExecutive NDPBsCrofters' CommissionDeer Commission for ScotlandHannah Research InstituteMacaulay Land Use Research InstituteMoredun Research InstituteRowett Research InstituteRoyal Botanic Garden, EdinburghScottish Agricultural Wages BoardScottish Crop Research InstituteScottish Environment Protection AgencyScottish Natural HeritageWater Industry Commissioner for ScotlandAdvisory NDPBsAdvisory Committee on Sites...