United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (Incorporation) (Scotland) Bill – sections 6 and 19 to 21 as proposed to be amended by Scottish Government draft Reconsideration Stage amendments (12 September 2023) (3A) For the purposes of subsection (3)(a)(iii), “functions of a public nature” includes, in particular, functions carried out under a contract or other arrangement with a public authority. (3B) Functions are not excluded from being functions of a public nature for the purposes of subsection (3)(a)(iii) solely because they are not publicly funded. (4) In relation to a particular act, a person is not a public authority by virtue only of subsection (3)(a)(iii) if the nature of the act is private. P ART 4 L...