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Textual Amendments
F1Words in Sch. 8 repealed (12.1.2018) by The First-tier Tribunal for Scotland (Transfer of Functions of the Additional Support Needs Tribunals for Scotland) Regulations 2018 (S.S.I. 2018/4), reg. 1(1), Sch. 2 para. 5(3)
F2Words in sch. 8 inserted (14.5.2021) by Scottish Elections (Reform) Act 2020 (asp 12), s. 35, sch. para. 7(3)(a); S.S.I. 2021/124, reg. 2, sch.
F3 Sch. 8 entry inserted (2.7.2012) by The British Waterways Board (Transfer of Functions) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/1659), art. 1(2), Sch. 3 para. 26(3) (with arts. 4-6, Sch. 3 para. 26(4))
F4 Sch. 8 entry inserted (24.6.2013) by The Children's Hearings (Scotland) Act 2011 (Modification of Primary Legislation) Order 2013 (S.S.I. 2013/211), art. 1, Sch. 1 para. 19(3)
F5Sch. 8 entries repealed (1.4.2011) by Scottish Parliamentary Commissions and Commissioners etc. Act 2010 (asp 11), s. 31(5), Sch. 1 para. 22(a) (with s. 31(6), Sch. 7)
F6 Sch. 8 entries repealed (24.6.2013) by The Children's Hearings (Scotland) Act 2011 (Modification of Primary Legislation) Order 2013 (S.S.I. 2013/211), art. 1, Sch. 2
F7 Sch. 8 entry substituted (1.7.2013) by The Public Services Reform (Commissioner for Ethical Standards in Public Life in Scotland etc.) Order 2013 (S.S.I. 2013/197), art. 1, Sch. 2 para. 17(a)
F8Sch. 8 entry inserted (1.4.2017) by Community Justice (Scotland) Act 2016 (asp 10), s. 41(2), Sch. 1 para. 14(5); S.S.I. 2017/33, reg. 2(3)
F9Sch. 8 entry inserted (1.4.2022) by Consumer Scotland Act 2020 (asp 11), s. 29(2), sch. 2 para. 5(b); S.S.I. 2021/464, reg. 2
F10Sch. 8 entry substituted (1.4.2020) by Scottish Crown Estate Act 2019 (asp 1), s. 46(2), Sch. 1 para. 6; S.S.I. 2020/77, reg. 2(1), Sch. 1
F11Words in sch. 8 inserted (1.10.2021) by UK Withdrawal from the European Union (Continuity) (Scotland) Act 2021 (asp 4), s. 51(2), sch. 1 para. 15(4) (with s. 48(2)); S.S.I. 2021/304, reg. 2(b)
F12Sch. 8 entry inserted (1.4.2015) by Food (Scotland) Act 2015 (asp 1), ss. 17(5)(a), 63(2) (with s. 62); S.S.I. 2015/99, art. 2
F13 Sch. 8 entry substituted (1.4.2013) by Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Act 2012 (asp 8), s. 129(2), Sch. 7 para. 72(3)(a); S.S.I. 2013/51, art. 2 (with transitional provisions and savings in S.S.I. 2013/121)
F14Sch. 8 entry inserted (27.2.2015) by Historic Environment Scotland Act 2014 (asp 19), s. 31(2), Sch. 6 para. 5(b)(i) (with ss. 29, 30); S.S.I. 2015/31, art. 2, Sch.
F15Words in sch. 8 repealed (14.5.2021) by Scottish Elections (Reform) Act 2020 (asp 12), s. 35, sch. para. 7(3)(b); S.S.I. 2021/124, reg. 2, sch.
F16Sch. 8 entry substituted (1.4.2013) by Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Act 2012 (asp 8), s. 129(2), Sch. 7 para. 40(5); S.S.I. 2013/51, art. 2 (with transitional provisions and savings in S.S.I. 2013/121)
F17Sch. 8 entry omitted (1.12.2016) by virtue of The First-tier Tribunal for Scotland (Transfer of Functions of the Private Rented Housing Committees) Regulations 2016 (S.S.I. 2016/337), reg. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 7(3) (with Sch. 1)
F18Sch. 8 entry repealed (1.12.2016) by The First-tier Tribunal for Scotland (Transfer of Functions of the Private Rented Housing Panel) Regulations 2016 (S.S.I. 2016/338), reg. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 3(3) (with Sch. 1 para. 5)
F19Sch. 8 entry omitted (1.7.2013) by virtue of The Public Services Reform (Commissioner for Ethical Standards in Public Life in Scotland etc.) Order 2013 (S.S.I. 2013/197), art. 1, Sch. 2 para. 17(b)
F20 Sch. 8 entry omitted (1.7.2013) by virtue of The Public Services Reform (Commissioner for Ethical Standards in Public Life in Scotland etc.) Order 2013 (S.S.I. 2013/197), art. 1, Sch. 2 para. 17(c)
F21Words in sch. 8 inserted (28.6.2021) by Redress for Survivors (Historical Child Abuse in Care) (Scotland) Act 2021 (asp 15), s. 109(2), sch. 1 para. 21(b); S.S.I. 2021/234, reg. 2, sch.
F22Sch. 8 entry inserted (1.1.2015) by Revenue Scotland and Tax Powers Act 2014 (asp 16), s. 260(2), Sch. 4 para. 7 (with ss. 257-259); S.S.I. 2014/370, art. 2, Sch.
F23Sch. 8 entry repealed (1.10.2015) by Historic Environment Scotland Act 2014 (asp 19), s. 31(2), Sch. 6 para. 5(b)(ii) (with ss. 29, 30); S.S.I. 2015/196, art. 2, Sch.
F24Words in sch. 8 inserted (1.12.2020) by Scottish Biometrics Commissioner Act 2020 (asp 8), s. 40(2), sch. 2 para. 3(c); S.S.I. 2020/250, reg. 2
F25Words in Sch. 8 repealed (12.1.2018) by The First-tier Tribunal for Scotland (Transfer of Functions of the Scottish Charity Appeals Panel) Regulations 2018 (S.S.I. 2018/1), reg. 1(1), Sch. 2 para. 3(3)
F26Sch. 8 entry inserted (1.10.2012) by Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Act 2012 (asp 8), s. 129(2), Sch. 7 para. 72(3)(b); S.S.I. 2012/253, art. 2, Sch.
F27Sch. 8 entry inserted (1.4.2017) by Scottish Fiscal Commission Act 2016 (asp 17), ss. 29(4), 31(2); S.S.I. 2016/326, reg. 2(2)
F28Sch. 8 entry inserted (15.2.2024) by Good Food Nation (Scotland) Act 2022 (asp 5), s. 28(2), sch. para. 21(4); S.S.I. 2024/29, reg. 2(1)(2), sch. 1
F29Sch. 8 entry inserted (1.4.2017) by Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2016 (asp 18), ss. 21(3)(b), 130(1) (with s. 128); S.S.I. 2016/250, reg. 2(3), Sch. 2
F30Words in Sch. 8 inserted (16.9.2020) by Scottish National Investment Bank Act 2020 (asp 3), s. 35(2), Sch. para. 4(3); S.S.I. 2020/272, reg. 2
F31Sch. 8 entry inserted (8.8.2012) by Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Act 2012 (asp 8), s. 129(1)(a), Sch. 1 para. 17(3)
F32Sch. 8 entry repealed (1.4.2013) by Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Act 2012 (asp 8), s. 129(2), Sch. 8 Pt. 1; S.S.I. 2013/51, art. 2 (with transitional provisions and savings in S.S.I. 2013/121)
F33Sch. 8 entry inserted (16.10.2019) by South of Scotland Enterprise Act 2019 (asp 9), s. 24(2), Sch. 2 para. 6(3); S.S.I. 2019/308, reg. 2
F34Sch. 8 entry substituted (1.2.2013) by National Library of Scotland Act 2012 (asp 3), s. 12(3), Sch. 2 para. 9(b); S.S.I. 2013/1, art. 2
F35Sch. 8 entry repealed (31.8.2015) by The Public Services Reform (Inspection and Monitoring of Prisons) (Scotland) Order 2015 (S.S.I. 2015/39), arts. 1, 3(3)
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