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The Scotland Act 1998 (Commencement) Order 1998
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Article 2(2)
SCHEDULE 3PROVISIONS OF THE ACT WHICH COME INTO FORCE ON 6TH MAY 1999
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Provisions of the Act | Subject matter | Purpose |
| Sections 19 to 22 | Presiding Officer, administration and proceedings | |
| Section 23 | Power to call for witnesses and documents | Only for the purpose of enabling the Parliament to require any member of the Scottish Executive or his staff to attend its proceedings for the purpose of giving evidence or to produce documents in his custody or under his control |
| Sections 24 to 26 | Witnesses and documents: notice, offences and general | |
| Section 30 | Legislative competence: supplementary | |
| Section 38(1), (2), (4) to (6) | Letters Patent and proclamations | |
| Sections 40 to 43 | Legal issues | |
| Sections 44 to 47, except section 44(1)(c) | The Scottish Executive, First Minister and Ministers | |
| Section 48(1) | Appointment and removal of the Scottish Law Officers | Only for the purpose of enabling the First Minister to recommend the appointment of the Lord Advocate and Solicitor General for Scotland to take effect from a date not earlier than 20th May 1999 |
| Sections 49 to 51 | Junior Scottish Ministers, validity of acts of Scottish Ministers and the Civil Service | |
| Section 52 | Exercise of functions | For all purposes except so far as relating to the Lord Advocate |
| Section 57(2) | Community law and Convention rights | |
| Section 58 | Power to prevent or require action | |
| Sections 59 and 60 | Property and liabilities of, and transfers to, the Scottish Ministers | |
| Section 61(4) | Rights and liabilities of the First Minister | |
| Section 63 | Power to transfer functions | Only for the purpose of enabling subordinate legislation to be made to come into force not earlier than 1st July 1999 |
| Section 69 | The Auditor General for Scotland | |
| Part IV | The tax-varying power | |
| Sections 81 to 85 | Remuneration of, and other provisions about, members of the Scottish Parliament and Executive | |
| Section 89 | Power to adapt etc. cross- border public authorities | Only for the purpose of enabling subordinate legislation to be made to come into force not earlier than 1st July 1999 |
| Section 92 | Queen’s Printer for Scotland | |
| Section 93 | Agency arrangements | Only for the purpose of enabling subordinate legislation to be made to come into force not earlier than 1st July 1999 |
| Section 96 | Provision of information to the Treasury | |
| Section 97 | Assistance for opposition parties | |
| Sections 98 to 100 and 103 | Juridical | |
| Sections 108 to 111 | Supplementary powers | |
| Section 123 | Stamp Duty | For all purposes except so far as relating to the Lord Advocate |
| Section 125 | Amendments and repeals | Only for the purpose of bringing into force the provisions of Schedule 8 specified in column 1 below |
| Schedule 2 | Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body | |
| Schedule 3 | Standing orders: further provision | |
| Schedule 5 | Reserved matters | |
| Schedule 6 | Devolution issues | |
| In Schedule 8, paragraphs 13, 14, 18, 24, 25, 26, 28, 30, 31 and 33 |
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