SCHEDULES

I1 SCHEDULE 8 Modifications of enactments

Annotations:
Commencement Information
I1

Sch. 8 wholly in force at 1.4.2000: Sch. 8 partly in force at Royal Assent see s. 130(1); specified provisions of Sch. 8 in force at 6.5.1999, 20.5.1999, 1.7.1999 and 1.4.2000 by S.I. 1998/3178, arts. 2(2), 3.

Official Secrets Act 1989 (c.6)

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Section 12 of the Official Secrets Act 1989 (meaning of “Crown servant” and “government contractor” for the purposes of that Act) is amended as follows.

2

In subsection (1), after paragraph (a) there is inserted—

aa

a member of the Scottish Executive or a junior Scottish Minister;

3

In subsection (2)(a), after “above,” there is inserted “ of any office-holder in the Scottish Administration, ”.

4

After subsection (3) there is inserted—

4

In this section “office-holder in the Scottish Administration” has the same meaning as in section 126(7)(a) of the Scotland Act 1998.