Scotland Act 1998
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Scotland Act 1998
CHAPTER 46
ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS
Part I The Scottish Parliament | |
The Scottish Parliament | |
Section | |
1. | The Scottish Parliament. |
General elections | |
2. | Ordinary general elections. |
3. | Extraordinary general elections. |
4. | Calculating time for meeting of the Parliament. |
5. | Candidates. |
6. | Poll for regional members. |
7. | Calculation of regional figures. |
8. | Allocation of seats to regional members. |
Vacancies | |
9. | Constituency vacancies. |
10. | Regional vacancies. |
Franchise and conduct of elections | |
11. | Electors. |
12. | Power to make provision about elections. |
Duration of membership | |
13. | Term of office of members. |
14. | Resignation of members. |
Disqualification | |
15. | Disqualification from membership of the Parliament. |
16. | Exceptions and relief from disqualification. |
17. | Effect of disqualification. |
18. | Judicial proceedings as to disqualification. |
Presiding Officer and administration | |
19. | Presiding Officer. |
20. | Clerk of the Parliament. |
21. | Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body. |
Proceedings etc. | |
22. | Standing orders. |
23. | Power to call for witnesses and documents. |
24. | Witnesses and documents: notice. |
25. | Witnesses and documents: offences. |
26. | Witnesses and documents: general. |
27. | Participation of the Scottish Law Officers. |
Legislation | |
28. | Acts of the Scottish Parliament. |
29. | Legislative competence. |
30. | Legislative competence: supplementary. |
31. | Scrutiny of Bills before introduction. |
32. | Submission of Bills for Royal Assent. |
33. | Scrutiny of Bills by the Judicial Committee. |
34. | ECJ references. |
35. | Power to intervene in certain cases. |
36. | Stages of Bills. |
Other provisions | |
37. | Acts of Union. |
38. | Letters Patent and proclamations. |
39. | Members' interests. |
Legal issues | |
40. | Proceedings by or against the Parliament etc. |
41. | Defamatory statements. |
42. | Contempt of court. |
43. | Corrupt practices. |
Part II The Scottish Administration | |
Ministers and their staff | |
44. | The Scottish Executive. |
45. | The First Minister. |
46. | Choice of the First Minister. |
47. | Ministers. |
48. | The Scottish Law Officers. |
49. | Junior Scottish Ministers. |
50. | Validity of acts of Scottish Ministers etc. |
51. | The Civil Service. |
Ministerial functions | |
52. | Exercise of functions. |
53. | General transfer of functions. |
54. | Devolved competence. |
55. | Functions exercisable with agreement. |
56. | Shared powers. |
57. | Community law and Convention rights. |
58. | Power to prevent or require action. |
Property and liabilities | |
59. | Property and liabilities of the Scottish Ministers. |
60. | Transfers to the Scottish Ministers. |
61. | Property and liabilities of the Lord Advocate and the First Minister. |
62. | Transfers to the Lord Advocate. |
Transfer of additional functions | |
63. | Power to transfer functions. |
Part III Financial Provisions | |
64. | Scottish Consolidated Fund. |
65. | Payments out of the Fund. |
66. | Borrowing by the Scottish Ministers etc. |
67. | Lending by the Secretary of State. |
68. | Borrowing by statutory bodies |
69. | The Auditor General for Scotland. |
70. | Financial control, accounts and audit. |
71. | Existing debt. |
72. | Accounts of loans to the Scottish Ministers. |
Part IV The tax-varying power | |
73. | Power to fix basic rate for Scottish taxpayers. |
74. | Supplemental provision with respect to resolutions. |
75. | Scottish taxpayers. |
76. | Changes to income tax structure. |
77. | Accounting for additional Scottish tax. |
78. | Effect of tax reduction for Scottish taxpayers. |
79. | Supplemental powers to modify enactments. |
80. | Reimbursement of expenses. |
Part V Miscellaneous and general | |
Remuneration of members of the Parliament and Executive | |
81. | Remuneration of members of the Parliament and Executive. |
82. | Limits on salaries of members of the Parliament. |
83. | Remuneration: supplementary. |
Other provision about members of the Parliament etc. | |
84. | Oaths. |
85. | Exemption from jury service. |
Arrangements at Westminster | |
86. | Scottish representation at Westminster. |
87. | The Advocate General for Scotland. |
Cross-border public authorities | |
88. | Cross-border public authorities: initial status. |
89. | Power to adapt etc. cross-border public authorities. |
90. | Power to transfer property of cross-border public authorities. |
Miscellaneous | |
91. | Maladministration. |
92. | Queen’s Printer for Scotland. |
93. | Agency arrangements. |
94. | Private legislation. |
95. | Appointment and removal of judges. |
96. | Provision of information to the Treasury. |
97. | Assistance for opposition parties. |
Juridical | |
98. | Devolution issues. |
99. | Rights and liabilities of the Crown in different capacities. |
100. | Human rights. |
101. | Interpretation of Acts of the Scottish Parliament etc. |
102. | Powers of courts or tribunals to vary retrospective decisions. |
103. | The Judicial Committee. |
Supplementary powers | |
104. | Power to make provision consequential on legislation of, or scrutinized by, the Parliament. |
105. | Power to make provision consequential on this Act. |
106. | Power to adapt functions. |
107. | Legislative power to remedy ultra vires acts. |
108. | Agreed redistribution of functions exercisable by the Scottish Ministers etc. |
109. | Agreed redistribution of property and liabilities. |
110. | Scottish taxpayers for social security purposes. |
111. | Regulation of Tweed and Esk fisheries. |
Part VI Supplementary | |
Subordinate legislation | |
112. | Subordinate legislation: general. |
113. | Subordinate legislation: scope of powers. |
114. | Subordinate legislation: particular provisions. |
115. | Subordinate legislation: procedure. |
116. | Transfer of property: supplementary. |
General modification of enactments | |
117. | Ministers of the Crown. |
118. | Subordinate instruments. |
119. | Consolidated Fund etc. |
120. | Accounts and audit. |
121. | Requirements to lay reports etc. before Parliament. |
122. | Crown land. |
123. | Stamp duty. |
124. | Modification of sections 94 and 117 to 122. |
Amendments and repeals | |
125. | Amendments and repeals. |
Final provisions | |
126. | Interpretation. |
127. | Index of defined expressions. |
128. | Expenses. |
129. | Transitional provisions etc. |
130. | Commencement. |
131. | Extent. |
132. | Short title. |
Schedules: | |
Schedule 1—Constituencies, regions and regional members. | |
Schedule 2—Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body. | |
Schedule 3—Standing orders–further provision. | |
Schedule 4—Enactments etc. protected from modification. | |
Part I—The protected provisions. | |
Part II—General exceptions. | |
Part III—Consequential modification of sections 53 and 54. | |
Schedule 5—Reserved matters. | |
Part I—General reservations. | |
Part II—Specific reservations. | |
Part III—General provisions. | |
Schedule 6—Devolution issues. | |
Part I—Preliminary. | |
Part II—Proceedings in Scotland. | |
Part III—Proceedings in England and Wales. | |
Part IV—Proceedings in Northern Ireland. | |
Part V—General. | |
Schedule 7—Procedure for subordinate legislation. | |
Schedule 8—Modifications of enactments. | |
Schedule 9—Repeals. |
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