Accordingly, leading candidates for the core definition to adopt would be those in the Human Rights Act 1998 or the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (Incorporation) (Scotland) Act 2024, both of which use the 1 Freedom of information (Scotland) Act 2002, s.3; Islands (Scotland) Act 2018, s.7. 2 Community Empowerment (Scotland) Act 2015, s.1. 3 Human Rights Act 1998, s.6, taking heed of decisions of the European Court of Human Rights; Freedom of Information (Scotland) Regulations 2004, reg.2, taking heed of decisions of the Court of Justice of the European Union on the underlying Directive. 4 Human Rights Act 1998, s.6(3); Freedom of Information (Scotland) Regulations 2004, reg.2, Sch.5; Scottish Languages Act 2025, s. 36; United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (Incorporation) (Scotland) Act 2024, s.6. 5 United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (Incorporation) (Scotland) Act 2024, s.6 and as proposed in s.17 of this Bill. 2 term “public authority” with some specific inclusions; this would still leave scope for distinct inclusions and exclusions to match the aims of this Bill (compare s.17(2)(b) of this Bill with s.6(5)(a)(ii) of the 2024 Act). 4.