Article 2(2)
SCHEDULEPROVISIONS OF THE ACT COMING INTO FORCE ON 1ST FEBRUARY 2000
| Provision | Subject matter | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| Section 5 | Credits for payments out of the Fund | Only for the purpose of enabling credits to be granted to take effect no earlier than 1st April 2000 |
| Section 10 (1), (2) and (4) | Audit Scotland | Section 10(4) is commenced only for the purpose of enabling directions to be given to take effect no earlier than 1st April 2000 |
| Section 10(6) and schedule 2 | Audit Scotland: further provisions | Paragraphs 5 and 6 of schedule 2 are commenced only for the purpose of enabling Audit Scotland to exercise powers under those paragraphs so as to make provision to take effect no earlier than 1st April 2000 |
| Section 11(7) and (9) | Audit Scotland: receipts and proposals for use of resources and expenditure | Section 11(9) is commenced only for the purpose of requiring the preparation and examination of proposals under that subsection relating to the financial year beginning with 1st April 2000 |
| Section 12 and schedule 3 | Scottish Commission for Public Audit | |
| Section 13 | Auditor General for Scotland | |
| Section 14(1) | Principal accountable officer for the Scottish Administration | |
| Section 15(1), (2), (6) and (7) | Designation of accountable officers for the Scottish Administration and determination of their functions | Only for the purpose of enabling designations of accountable officers and determinations of their functions to be made to take effect no earlier than 1st April 2000 |
| Section 24(5) and (6) | Specification of “relevant persons” | Only for the purpose of enabling an order to be made under section 24(5) to come into force no earlier than 1st April 2000 |