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Interpretation and Legislative Reform (Scotland) Act 2010

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54.The first table below provides a list of corresponding and omitted provision of the Interpretation Order as compared with the provisions in the Act.

55.The second table lists the provisions in Parts 1 and 2 of the Act with their corresponding provisions in the Interpretation Order and the 1978 Act.

TABLE 1
TABLE OF CORRESPONDING AND OMITTED PROVISIONS OF THE INTERPRETATION ORDER

The first column of the Table lists the provisions of the Interpretation Order.

The second column gives the corresponding provision of the Act or (where a provision of the Order is not reproduced) states the reason for its omission.

Provision of Interpretation OrderCorresponding provision of Act or reason why omitted
Article 1omitted - unnecessary
Article 2(1)schedule 1 (definition of “enactment” and section 1(b) partially omitted (definition of “the Parliament”)
Article 2(2)omitted - unnecessary
Article 3(1)section 38(6)
Article 3(2)section 38(8)
Article 3(3)section 39(1) & (2)
Article 3(4)section 40(1)
Article 4(1)section 38
Article 4(2)section 38(2)
Article 4(3)section 38(3), (4) & (5)
Article 5(1)partially omitted as unnecessary; section 9(3)
Article 5(2)section 9(1)
Article 5(3)section 9(2)
Article 5(4)sections 10 and 11
Article 6(1)omitted - unnecessary
Article 6(2)section 25(1)
Article 6(3)omitted - some definitions included in schedule 1
Article 7(1)omitted – different drafting approach (specific provision made in Act)
Article 7(2)omitted – Act does not apply to deeds, documents or other instruments
Article 8omitted - unnecessary
Schedule 1 paragraph 1omitted - unnecessary
Schedule 1 paragraph 2sections 2 and 3
Schedule 1 paragraph 3section 22 reproduces the provisions on number; gender provisions are omitted as unnecessary
Schedule 1 paragraph 4section 26
Schedule 1 paragraph 5omitted – infrequent use – specific provision can be made in Act or instrument as required
Schedule 1 paragraph 6section 23
Schedule 1 paragraph 7omitted as unnecessary – provision applies without need for specific provision
Schedule 1 paragraph 8section 24
Schedule 1 paragraph 9(1)section 7(1) and (2)
Schedule 1 paragraph 9(2)section 7(3)
Schedule 1 paragraph 10section 4
Schedule 1, paragraph 11section 6
Schedule 1, paragraph 12section 15(1) and (3)
Schedule 1, paragraph 13(1)sections 15(1) and (2), 16 and 17
Schedule 1, paragraph 13(2)section 18
Schedule 1, paragraph 14(1)omitted - unnecessary
Schedule 1, paragraph 14(2)section 19
Schedule 1, paragraph 15(1)section 13
Schedule 1, paragraph 15(2)section 14
Schedule 1, paragraph 16section 12
Schedule 2  - “Act”schedule 1
“civil partnership”schedule 1
“commencement”schedule 1
“the Communities” etc.the corresponding expressions (“the EU” etc.) are in schedule 1
“Comptroller and Auditor General”omitted – infrequent use
“Crown Estates Commissioners”omitted – infrequent use
“Court of summary jurisdiction”omitted – infrequent use
“Devolution issue”omitted – infrequent use
EEA agreement”omitted – infrequent use
“EEA state”omitted – infrequent use
“England”omitted – infrequent use
“Government department”omitted – infrequent use
“High Court”schedule 1
“Land”schedule 1
“Lands Clauses Acts”schedule 1
“Minister of the Crown”omitted – infrequent use
“Month”schedule 1
“Oath” and “affidavit”schedule 1
“Ordnance map”schedule 1
“Person”schedule 1
“Police area” etc.schedule 1
“The Privy Council”schedule 1
“Registered”schedule 1
“Registered medical practitioner”schedule 1
“Rules of court”schedule 1
“Scottish parliamentary election”omitted – infrequent use
“Secretary of State”schedule 1
“Sheriff”schedule 1
“Standard scale”schedule 1
“Statutory declaration”schedule 1
“Statutory maximum”schedule 1
“The Treasury”omitted – infrequent use
“United Kingdom”schedule 1
“Wales”omitted – infrequent use
“Writing”schedule 1
TABLE 2
TABLE SHOWING PROVISIONS OF PARTS 1 AND 3 OF ACT AND THEIR CORRESPONDING PROVISIONS IN THE INTERPRETATION ORDER AND THE 1978 ACT
Provision of ActCorresponding provision of Interpretation OrderCorresponding provision of 1978 Act
1Articles 6(1) and 7(1)sections 22 and 23
2Schedule 1, paragraph 2section 4
3Schedule 1, paragraph 2section 4
4Schedule 1, paragraph 10section 13
5n/an/a
6Schedule 1, paragraph 11section 14
7Schedule 1, paragraph 9section 12
9Article 5(3)section 19
10Article 5(4)section 19
11Article 5(4)section 19
12Schedule 1, paragraph 16section 20A
13Schedule 1, paragraph 15(1)section 20(1)
14Schedule 1, paragraph 15(2)section 20(2)
15Schedule 1, paragraphs 12, 13(1)section 16(1)
16Schedule 1, paragraph 13(1)section 16(1)
17Schedule 1, paragraph 13(1)section 16(1)
18Schedule 1, paragraph 13(2)section 16(2)
19Schedule 1, paragraph 14(2)section 17
20n/an/a
21n/an/a
22Schedule 1, paragraph 3section 6(c)
23Schedule 1, paragraph 6section 9
24Schedule 1, paragraph 8section 11
25Article 6(2)section 5
26Schedule 1, paragraph 4section 7
38Articles 3(1) and (2) and 4n/a
39Article 3(3)n/a
40Article 3(4)n/a
Schedule 1“Act”Schedule 2Schedule 1
“Act of Parliament”Schedule 2Schedule 1
“Act of the Scottish Parliament”Schedule 2n/a
“civil partnership”Schedule 2Schedule 1
“commencement”Schedule 2Schedule 1
“constable”n/an/a
“document”Article 6(3)n/a
“enactment”Article 6(3)Schedule 1
“the EU” etc.Schedule 2Schedule 1
“financial year”Article 6(3)Schedule 1
“functions”Article 6(3)n/a
“High Court”Schedule 2Schedule 1
“land”Schedule 2Schedule 1
“Lands Clauses Acts”Schedule 2Schedule 1
“local authority”n/an/a
“local authority area”n/an/a
“member of the Scottish Executive”Article 6(3)n/a
“modify”Article 6(3)n/a
“month”Schedule 2Schedule 1
“oath” and “affidavit”Schedule 2Schedule 1
“ordnance map”Schedule 2Schedule 1
“person”Schedule 2Schedule 1
“police area”Schedule 2Schedule 1
“police authority”Schedule 2Schedule 1
“police force”n/an/A
“the Privy Council”Schedule 2Schedule 1
“registered”Schedule 2Schedule 1
“registered medical practitioner”Schedule 2Schedule 1
“rules of court”Schedule 2Schedule 1
“Scotland”Article 6(3)n/a
“the Scottish Administration”Article 6(3)n/a
“Scottish instrument”n/an/a
“the Scottish Ministers”Article 6(3)n/a
“Scottish public authority”Article 6(3)n/a
“Secretary of State”Schedule 2Schedule 1
“sheriff”Schedule 2Schedule 1
“standard scale”Schedule 2Schedule 1
“statutory declaration”Schedule 2Schedule 1
“statutory maximum”Schedule 2Schedule 1
“subordinate legislation”Article 6(3)section 21
“United Kingdom”Schedule 2Schedule 1
“writing”Schedule 2Schedule 1

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