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Scotland Act 1998

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  1. Introduction

  2. Summary

  3. Commentary

    1. Derivations

      1. Purpose and Effect

      2. General

      3. Parliamentary Consideration

      4. Details of Provisions

      1. Purpose and Effect

      2. General

      3. Parliamentary Consideration

      4. Details of Provisions

      1. Purpose and Effect

      2. General

      3. Parliamentary Consideration

      4. Details of Provisions

      1. Purpose and Effect

      2. General

      3. Parliamentary Consideration

      4. Details of Provisions

      1. Purpose and Effect

      2. General

      3. Parliamentary Consideration

      4. Details of Provisions

      1. Purpose and Effect

      2. General

      3. Parliamentary Consideration

      4. Details of Provisions

      1. Purpose and Effect

      2. General

      3. Parliamentary Consideration

      4. Details of Provisions

      1. Purpose and Effect

      2. General

      3. Parliamentary Consideration

      4. Details of Provisions

      5. Allocation of Seats in the North East of Scotland Region

      1. Purpose and Effect

      2. General

      3. Parliamentary Consideration

      4. Details of Provisions

      1. Purpose and Effect

      2. General

      3. Parliamentary Consideration

      4. Details of Provisions

      1. Purpose and Effect

      2. General

      3. Parliamentary Consideration

      4. Details of Provisions

      1. Purpose and Effect

      2. General

      3. Parliamentary Consideration

      4. Details of Provisions

      1. Purpose and Effect

      2. Details of Provisions

      1. Purpose and Effect

      2. Details of Provisions

      1. Purpose and Effect

      2. General

      3. Parliamentary Consideration

      4. Details of Provisions

      1. Purpose and Effect

      2. General

      3. Details of Provisions

      1. Purpose and Effect

      2. General

      3. Parliamentary Consideration

      4. Details of Provisions

      1. Purpose and Effect

      2. General

      3. Details of Provisions

      1. Purpose and Effect

      2. General

      3. Parliamentary Consideration

      4. Details of Provisions

      1. Purpose and Effect

      2. General

      3. Parliamentary Consideration

      4. Details of Provisions

      1. Purpose and Effect

      2. General

      3. Parliamentary Consideration

      4. Details of Provisions

      1. Purpose and Effect

      2. General

      3. Parliamentary Consideration

      4. Details of Provisions

      1. Purpose and Effect

      2. General

      3. Parliamentary Consideration

      4. Details of Provisions

      1. Purpose and Effect

      2. Parliamentary Consideration

      3. Details of Provisions

      1. Purpose and Effect

      2. General

      3. Parliamentary Consideration

      4. Details of Provisions

      1. Purpose and Effect

      2. General

      3. Parliamentary Consideration

      4. Details of Provisions

      1. Purpose and Effect

      2. General

      3. Parliamentary Consideration

      4. Details of Provisions

      1. Purpose and Effect

      2. General

      3. Parliamentary Consideration

      4. Details of Provisions

      1. Purpose and Effect

      2. General

      3. Parliamentary Consideration

      4. Details of Provisions

      1. Purpose and Effect

      2. General

      3. Parliamentary Consideration

      4. Details of Provisions

      1. Purpose and Effect

      2. General

      3. Parliamentary Consideration

      4. Details of Provisions

      1. Purpose and Effect

      2. General

      3. Parliamentary Consideration

      4. Details of Provisions

      1. Purpose and Effect

      2. General

      3. Parliamentary Consideration

      4. Details of Provisions

      1. Purpose and Effect

      2. General

      3. Parliamentary Consideration

      4. Details of Provisions

      1. Purpose and Effect

      2. General

      3. Parliamentary Consideration

      4. Details of Provisions

      1. Purpose and Effect

      2. Parliamentary Consideration

      3. Details of Provisions

      1. Purpose and Effect

      2. General

      1. Purpose and Effect

      2. General

      3. Parliamentary Consideration

      4. Details of Provisions

      1. Purpose and Effect

      2. General

      3. Parliamentary Consideration

      4. Details of Provisions

      1. Purpose and Effect

      2. General

      3. Parliamentary Consideration

      4. Details of Provisions

      1. Purpose and Effect

      2. General

      3. Parliamentary Consideration

      4. Details of Provisions

      1. Purpose and Effect

      2. General

      3. Parliamentary Consideration

      4. Details of Provisions

      1. Purpose and Effect

      2. General

    45. Part II: the Scottish Administration

        1. Purpose and Effect

        2. General

        3. Parliamentary Consideration

        4. Details of Provisions

      2. SECTION 45: The First Minister

        1. Purpose and Effect

        2. General

        3. Parliamentary Consideration

        4. Details of Provisions

        1. Purpose and Effect

        2. Parliamentary Consideration

        3. Details of Provisions

        1. Purpose and Effect

        2. Background

        3. Parliamentary Consideration

        4. Details of Provisions

        1. Purpose and Effect

        2. General

        3. Parliamentary Consideration

        4. Details of Provisions

        1. Purpose and Effect

        2. Parliamentary Consideration

        3. Details of Provisions

        1. Purpose and Effect

        2. General

        3. Details of Provisions

        1. Purpose and Effect

        2. General

        3. Parliamentary Consideration

        4. Details of Provisions

        1. Purpose and Effect

        2. General

        3. Parliamentary Consideration

        4. Details of Provisions

        1. Purpose and Effect

        2. General

        3. Parliamentary Consideration

        4. Details of Provisions

        1. Purpose and Effect

        2. General

        3. Parliamentary Consideration

        4. Details of Provisions

        1. Purpose and Effect

        2. General

        3. Parliamentary Consideration

        4. Details of Provisions

        1. Purpose and Effect

        2. General

        3. Parliamentary Consideration

        4. Details of Provisions

        1. Purpose and Effect

        2. General

        3. Parliamentary Consideration

        4. Details of Provisions

        1. Purpose and Effect

        2. General

        3. Parliamentary Consideration

        4. Details of Provisions

        1. Purpose and Effect

        2. General

        3. Parliamentary Consideration

        4. Details of Provisions

        1. Purpose and Effect

        2. General

        3. Parliamentary Consideration

        4. Details of Provisions

        1. Purpose and Effect

        2. General

        3. Details of Provisions

        1. Purpose and Effect

        2. General

        3. Parliamentary Consideration

        4. Details of Provisions

        1. Purpose and Effect

        2. General

        3. Parliamentary Consideration

        4. Details of Provisions

    46. Part III: Financial Provisions

        1. Purpose and Effect

        2. General

        3. Parliamentary Consideration

        4. Details of Provisions

        1. Purpose and Effect

        2. General

        3. Parliamentary Consideration

        4. Details of Provisions

        1. Purpose and Effect

        2. General

        3. Parliamentary Consideration

        4. Details of Provisions

        1. Purpose and Effect

        2. General

        3. Parliamentary Consideration

        4. Details of Provisions

        1. Purpose and Effect

        2. Parliamentary Consideration

        3. Details of Provisions

        1. Purpose and Effect

        2. General

        3. Details of Provisions

        1. Purpose and Effect

        2. General

        3. Parliamentary Consideration

        4. Details of Provisions

        1. Purpose and Effect

        2. Parliamentary Consideration

        3. Details of Provisions

        1. Purpose and Effect

        2. General

        3. Details of Provisions

    47. Part IV: the Tax Varying Power

        1. Purpose and Effect

        2. General

        3. Parliamentary Consideration

        4. Details of Provisions

        1. Purpose and Effect

        2. General

        3. Parliamentary Consideration

        4. Details of Provisions

        1. Purpose and Effect

        2. General

        3. Parliamentary Consideration

        4. Details of Provisions

        1. Purpose and Effect

        2. General

        3. Parliamentary Consideration

        4. Details of Provisions

        1. Purpose and Effect

        2. General

        3. Parliamentary Consideration

        4. Details of Provisions

        1. Purpose and Effect

        2. General

        3. Parliamentary Consideration

        4. Details of Provisions

        1. Purpose and Effect

        2. General

        3. Parliamentary Consideration

        4. Details of Provisions

        1. Purpose and Effect

        2. Parliamentary Consideration

        3. Details of Provisions

    48. Part V: Miscellaneous and General

        1. Purpose and Effect

        2. Background

        3. Parliamentary Consideration

        4. Details of Provisions

        1. Purpose and Effect

        2. General

        3. Parliamentary Consideration

        4. Details of Provisions

        1. Purpose and Effect

        2. General

        3. Parliamentary Consideration

        4. Details of Provisions

        1. Purpose and Effect

        2. General

        3. Parliamentary Consideration

        4. Details of Provisions

        1. Purpose and Effect

        2. General

        3. Parliamentary Consideration

        4. Details of Provisions

        1. Purpose and Effect

        2. General

        3. Parliamentary Consideration

        4. Details of Provisions

        1. Purpose and Effect

        2. General

        3. Parliamentary Consideration

        4. Details of Provisions

        1. Purpose and Effect

        2. General

        3. Parliamentary Consideration

        4. Details of Provisions

        1. Purpose and Effect

        2. General

        3. Parliamentary Consideration

        4. Details of Provisions

        1. Purpose and Effect

        2. General

        3. Parliamentary Consideration

        4. Details of Provisions

        1. Purpose and Effect

        2. General

        3. Parliamentary Consideration

        4. Details of Provisions

        1. Purpose and Effect

        2. Parliamentary Consideration

        3. Details of Provisions

        1. Purpose and Effect

        2. General

        3. Parliamentary Consideration

        4. Details of Provisions

        1. Purpose and Effect

        2. General

        3. Parliamentary Consideration

        4. Details of Provisions

        1. Purpose and Effect

        2. General

        3. Parliamentary Consideration

        4. Details of Provisions

        1. Purpose and Effect

        2. Details of Provisions

        1. Purpose and Effect

        2. Parliamentary Consideration

        3. Details of Provisions

        1. Purpose and Effect

        2. General

        3. Details of Provisions

        1. Purpose and Effect

        2. Parliamentary Consideration

        3. General

        4. Details of Provisions

        1. Purpose and Effect

        2. General

        3. Parliamentary Consideration

        4. Details of Provisions

        1. Purpose and Effect

        2. General

        3. Parliamentary Consideration

        1. Purpose and Effect

        2. General

        3. Parliamentary Consideration

        4. Details of Provisions

        1. Purpose and Effect

        2. General

        3. Parliamentary Consideration

        4. Details of Provisions

      24. SECTION 104: Power to make provision consequential on legislation of, or scrutinised by, the Parliament

        1. General

        2. Parliamentary Consideration

        3. Details of Provisions

        1. Purpose and Effect

        2. General

        3. Parliamentary Consideration

        4. Details of Provisions

        1. Purpose and Effect

        2. General

        3. Parliamentary Consideration

        4. Details of Provisions

        1. Purpose and Effect

        2. General

        3. Parliamentary Consideration

        4. Details of Provisions

        1. Purpose and Effect

        2. General

        3. Parliamentary Consideration

        4. Details of Provisions

        1. Purpose and Effect

        2. General

        3. Parliamentary Consideration

        1. Purpose and Effect

        2. General

        3. Details of Provisions

        1. Purpose and Effect

        2. General

        3. Parliamentary Consideration

        4. Details

    49. Part VI: Supplementary

        1. General

        2. Details of Provisions

  4. Powers to Make Subordinate Legislation

      1. Purpose and Effect

      2. General

      3. Details of provisions

      1. General

      2. Details of provisions

      1. Purpose and Effect

      2. General

      3. Details of provisions

      1. Purpose and Effect

      2. General

      3. Details of Provisions

      1. Purpose and Effect

      2. General

      3. Parliamentary Consideration

      4. Details of Provisions

      1. Purpose and Effect

      2. General

      3. Parliamentary Consideration

      4. Details of Provisions

      1. Purpose and Effect

      2. General

      3. Parliamentary Consideration

      4. Details of Provisions

      1. Purpose and Effect

      2. Parliamentary Consideration

      3. Details of Provisions

      1. Purpose and Effect

      2. General

      3. Parliamentary Consideration

      4. Details of Provisions

      1. Purpose and Effect

      2. General

      3. Details of Provisions

      1. Purpose and Effect

      2. Details of Provisions

      1. Purpose and Effect

      2. Detail of Provisions

      1. Purpose and Effect

      2. Parliamentary Consideration

      3. Details of Provisions

      1. Purpose and Effect

      2. Parliamentary Consideration

      3. Details of Provisions

      1. Purpose and Effect

      2. General

      3. Parliamentary Consideration

      1. Purpose and Effect

      2. Details of Provisions

      1. Purpose and Effect

      2. Parliamentary Consideration

      3. Details of Provisions

      1. Purpose and Effect

      2. General

      3. Parliamentary Consideration

      4. Details of Provisions

      5. Purpose and Effect

      6. General

      7. Details of Provisions

      1. Purpose and Effect

      2. General

      3. Parliamentary Consideration

      4. Details of Provisions

  5. Schedules

      1. Purpose and Effect

      2. General

      3. Parliamentary Consideration

      4. Details of Provisions

      5. Reports of the Boundary Commission

      6. Notices

      7. Local Inquiries

      8. The Rules

      1. Purpose and Effect

      2. Parliamentary Consideration

      3. Details of Provisions

      1. Purpose and Effect

      2. General

      3. Parliamentary Consideration

      4. Details of Provisions

      1. Purpose and Effect

      2. General

      3. Parliamentary Consideration

      4. Details of Provisions

        1. Part I: The protected provisions

        2. Part II: General exceptions

        3. Part III: Consequential modification of sections 53 and 54

      1. Derivations

      2. Executive Devolution and Advice to The Queen

      3. Agency Arrangements

      4. Residual Functions

      5. Reserved Matters

      6. General

      7. Interpretative provisions

      8. TABLE OF RESERVED MATTERS

      9. Part I: General Reservations

          1. Purpose and Effect

          2. Detail of Provisions

            1. Paragraph 1: Constitution

              1. Parliamentary Consideration

            2. Paragraph 2: Functions

              1. Parliamentary Consideration

            3. Paragraph 3: Crown Property

              1. Parliamentary Consideration

            4. Paragraph: 4 Crown’s private property

              1. Parliamentary Consideration

            5. Paragraph 5: Scottish Seal

              1. Parliamentary Consideration

              2. Advice to The Queen

        2. Part I, Paragraph 6: Political Parties

          1. Purpose and Effect

          2. Parliamentary Consideration

          3. Details of Provisions

        3. Part I, Paragraph 7: Foreign affairs,

          1. Purpose and Effect

          2. Parliamentary Consideration

          3. Details of Provisions

            1. Reservation

            2. Exceptions

          4. Executive devolution

        4. Part I, Paragraph 8: Public Service

          1. Purpose and Effect

          2. General

          3. Details of Provisions

            1. Reservation

            2. Exceptions

          1. Purpose and Effect

          2. General

          3. Parliamentary Consideration

          4. Details of Provisions

            1. Reservation

          5. Executive Devolution

        6. Schedule 5, Part I, Paragraph 10: Treason

          1. Purpose and Effect

          2. General

          3. Details of Provisions

      10. Part II: Specific Reservations

      11. Part II: Preliminary paragraphs

        1. Head A: Financial and Economic Matters

          1. Section A1: Fiscal, Economic and Monetary Policy

            1. Purpose and Effect

            2. Details of Provisions

              1. Reservation

              2. Exception

            3. Parliamentary Consideration

            4. Executive Devolution

          2. Section A2: The Currency

            1. Purpose and Effect

            2. General

            3. Parliamentary Consideration

            4. Details of Provisions

              1. Reservation

          3. Section A3: Financial Services

            1. Purpose and Effect

            2. General

            3. Details of Provisions

              1. Reservation

              2. Exception

            4. Executive Devolution

            5. Advice to The Queen

          4. Section A4: Financial Markets

            1. Purpose and Effect

            2. General

            3. Details of Provisions

              1. Reservation

          5. Section A5: Money Laundering

            1. Purpose and Effect

            2. Details of Provisions

        2. Head B - Home Affairs

          1. Section B1: Misuse of Drugs

            1. Purpose and Effect

            2. General

            3. Parliamentary Consideration

            4. Details of Provisions

            5. Executive devolution

          2. Section B2: Data Protection

            1. Purpose and Effect

            2. General

            3. Parliamentary Consideration

            4. Details of Provisions

            5. Executive Devolution

          3. Section B3: Elections

            1. Purpose and Effect

            2. General

            3. Parliamentary Consideration

            4. Details of Provisions

            5. Agency Arrangements

          4. Section B4: Firearms

            1. Purpose and Effect

            2. General

            3. Parliamentary Consideration

            4. Details of Provisions

              1. Reservation

            5. Executive Devolution

          5. Section B5: Entertainment

            1. Purpose and Effect

            2. General

            3. Parliamentary Consideration

            4. Details of Provisions

            5. Executive Devolution

          6. Section B6: Immigration and Nationality

            1. Purpose and Effect

            2. General

            3. Parliamentary Consideration

            4. Details of Provisions

            5. Executive Devolution

          7. Section B7: Scientific Procedures on Live Animals

            1. Purpose and Effect

            2. General

            3. Parliamentary Consideration

            4. Details of Provisions

          8. Section B8: National Security, Interception of Communications, Official Secrets and Terrorism

            1. Purpose and Effect

            2. General

            3. Parliamentary Consideration

            4. Details of Provisions

            5. Executive Devolution

          9. Section B9: Betting, Gaming and Lotteries

            1. Purpose and Effect

            2. General

            3. Parliamentary Consideration

            4. Details of Provisions

            5. Executive Devolution

          10. Section B10: Emergency Powers

            1. Purpose and Effect

            2. General

            3. Details of Provisions

            4. Executive Devolution

          11. Section B11: Extradition

            1. Purpose and Effect

            2. General

            3. Parliamentary Consideration

            4. Details of Provisions

            5. Executive Competence

          12. Section B12: Lieutenancies

            1. Purpose and Effect

            2. General

            3. Details of Provisions

            4. Executive Devolution

            5. Advice to The Queen

          13. Section B13: Access to information

            1. Purpose and Effect

            2. Details of Provisions

        3. Head C: Trade and Industry

          1. Section C1: Business Associations

            1. Purpose and Effect

            2. General

            3. Parliamentary Consideration

            4. Details of Provisions

              1. Reservation

              2. Exceptions

          2. Section C2: Insolvency

            1. Purpose and Effect

            2. General

            3. Details of Provisions

          3. Section C3: Competition

            1. Purpose and Effect

            2. General

            3. Parliamentary Consideration

            4. Details of Provisions

              1. Reservation

              2. Exception

              3. Interpretation

            5. Executive Devolution

          4. Section C4: Intellectual Property

            1. Purpose and Effect

            2. Parliamentary Consideration

            3. Details of Provisions

              1. Reservation

              2. Exception

            4. Executive devolution

            5. Residual Functions

          5. Section C5: Import and Export Control

            1. Purpose and Effect

            2. General

            3. Details of Provisions

            4. Exceptions

          6. Section C6: Sea Fishing

            1. Purpose and Effect

            2. Details of Provisions

            3. Exception

            4. Parliamentary Consideration

            5. Executive Devolution

            6. Agency Arrangements

          7. Section C7: Consumer Protection

            1. Purpose and Effect

            2. General

            3. Parliamentary Consideration

            4. Details of Provisions

              1. Reservation

              2. Exceptions

          8. Section C8: Product Standards, Safety and Liability

            1. Purpose and Effect

            2. General

            3. Details of Provisions

              1. Reservation

              2. Exceptions

            4. Agency Arrangements

          9. Section C9: Weights and Measures

            1. Purpose and Effect

            2. General

            3. Details of Provisions

          10. Section C10: Telecommunications and Wireless Telegraphy

            1. Purpose and Effect

            2. General

            3. Parliamentary Consideration

            4. Details of Provisions

            5. Exception

            6. Executive Devolution

          11. Section C11: Posts

            1. Purpose and Effect

            2. General

            3. Parliamentary Consideration

            4. Details of Provisions

          12. Section C12: Research Councils

            1. Purpose and Effect

            2. General

            3. Details of Provisions

          13. Section C13: Designation of Assisted Areas

            1. Purpose and Effect

            2. General

            3. Parliamentary Consideration

            4. Details of Provisions

          14. Section C14: Industrial Development Advisory Board

            1. Purpose and Effect

            2. General

            3. Parliamentary Consideration

            4. Details of Provisions

          15. Section C15: Protection of Trading and Economic Interests

            1. Purpose and Effect

            2. General

            3. Parliamentary Consideration

            4. Details of Provisions

            5. Executive Devolution

          16. Section D1: Electricity

            1. Purpose and Effect

            2. General

            3. Parliamentary Consideration

            4. Details of Provisions

              1. Reservation

              2. Exception

            5. Executive devolution

          17. Section D2: Oil and Gas

            1. Purpose and Effect

            2. General

            3. Parliamentary Consideration

            4. Details of Provisions

              1. Reservation

              2. Exceptions from Reservation

            5. Executive devolution

          18. Section D3: Coal

            1. Purpose and Effect

            2. General

            3. Parliamentary Consideration

            4. Details of Provisions

              1. Reservation

              2. Exceptions from Reservation

          19. Section D4: Nuclear Energy

            1. Purpose and Effect

            2. General

            3. Parliamentary Consideration

            4. Details of Provisions

              1. Reservation

              2. Exceptions

            5. Executive devolution

            6. Residual Functions

          20. Section D5: Energy Conservation

            1. Purpose and Effect

            2. General

            3. Details of Provisions

              1. Reservation

              2. Exception

          21. Section E1: Road Transport

            1. Purpose and Effect

            2. Parliamentary Consideration

            3. Details of Provisions

            4. Reservation

            5. Exceptions

            6. Executive Devolution

            7. Residual Functions

        4. SECTIONS

          1. Section E2: Rail Transport

            1. Purpose and Effect

            2. Parliamentary Consideration

            3. Details of Provision

              1. Reservation

              2. Exceptions

            4. Executive Devolution

          2. Section E3: Marine Transport

            1. Purpose and Effect

            2. Parliamentary Consideration

            3. Details of Provisions

              1. Reservation

              2. Exceptions

            4. Executive Devolution

          3. Section E4: Air Transport

            1. Purpose and Effect

            2. Parliamentary Consideration

            3. Details of Provisions

              1. Reservation

              2. Exceptions

            4. Executive Devolution

          4. Section E5: Miscellaneous Transport Matters

            1. Purpose and Effect

            2. Details of Provisions

              1. Reservation

            3. Executive Devolution

          5. Section F1: Social Security Schemes

            1. Purpose and Effect

            2. General

            3. Parliamentary Consideration

            4. Details of Provisions

              1. First Reservation

              2. Second Reservation

              3. Third Reservation

              4. Fourth reservation

              5. Illustrations of reservation

              6. Exceptions from reservation

              7. Interpretation

            5. Executive Devolution

          6. Section F2: Child Support

            1. Purpose and Effect

            2. General

            3. Parliamentary Consideration

            4. Details of Provisions

            5. Exception

            6. Executive Devolution

          7. Section F3: Occupational and Personal Pensions

            1. Purpose and Effect

            2. General

            3. Parliamentary Consideration

            4. Details of Provisions

              1. First reservation

              2. Second reservation

              3. Third reservation

              4. Fourth reservation

              5. Fifth reservation

            5. Interpretation

            6. Executive Devolution

          8. Section F4: War Pensions

            1. Purpose and Effect

            2. General

            3. Details of Provisions

              1. Reservation

              2. Illustrations of reservation

            4. Interpretation

          9. Section G1: Architects

            1. Purpose and Effect

            2. General

            3. Details of Provisions

          10. Section G2: Health Professions

            1. Purpose and Effect

            2. Parliamentary Consideration

            3. Details of Provisions

              1. Reservation

              2. Exceptions

            4. Executive Devolution

            5. Advice to The Queen

          11. Section G3: Auditors

            1. Purpose and Effect

            2. Details of Provisions

          12. Section H1: Employment and Industrial Relations

            1. Purpose and Effect

            2. Parliamentary Consideration

            3. Details of Provisions

              1. Reservation

              2. Exception

            4. Executive Devolution

          13. Section H2: Health and Safety

            1. Purpose and Effect

            2. General

            3. Details of Provisions

              1. Reservation

            4. Interpretation

            5. Agency arrangements

          14. Section H3: Job Search and Support

            1. Purpose and Effect

            2. General

            3. Parliamentary Consideration

            4. Details of Provisions

            5. Exceptions

            6. Executive Devolution

          15. Section J1: Abortion

            1. Purpose and Effect

            2. General

            3. Parliamentary Consideration

            4. Details of Provisions

            5. Executive Devolution

          16. Section J2: Xenotransplantation

            1. Purpose and Effect

            2. General

            3. Parliamentary Consideration

            4. Details of Provisions

          17. Section J3: Embryology, Surrogacy and Genetics

            1. Purpose and Effect

            2. General

            3. Parliamentary Consideration

            4. Details of Provisions

              1. First reservation

              2. Second reservation

              3. Third reservation

            5. Executive Devolution

          18. Section J4: Medicines and Poisons

            1. Purpose and Effect

            2. General

            3. Parliamentary Consideration

            4. Details of Provisions

              1. First reservation

              2. Second reservation

            5. Executive Devolution

            6. Residual Functions

          19. Section J5: Welfare Foods

            1. Purpose and Effect

            2. General

            3. Parliamentary Consideration

            4. Details of Provisions

            5. Executive Devolution

            6. Agency Arrangements

          20. Section K1: Broadcasting

            1. Purpose and Effect

            2. Parliamentary Consideration

            3. Details of Provisions

              1. Reservation

            4. Executive Devolution

            5. Advice to The Queen

          21. Section K2: Public Lending Right

            1. Purpose and Effect

            2. General

            3. Details of Provisions

              1. Reservation

          22. Section K3: Government Indemnity Scheme

            1. Purpose and Effect

            2. General

            3. Details of Provisions

          23. Section K4: Property Accepted in Satisfaction of Tax

            1. Purpose and Effect

            2. General

            3. Details of Provisions

              1. Reservation

            4. Executive Devolution

          24. Section L1: Judicial Remuneration

            1. Purpose and Effect

            2. General

            3. Parliamentary Consideration

            4. Details of Provisions

              1. Reservation

          25. Section L2: Equal Opportunities

            1. Purpose and Effect

            2. Parliamentary Consideration

            3. Reservation

            4. Exceptions

            5. Executive Devolution

          26. Section L3: Control of Weapons

            1. Purpose and Effect

            2. General

            3. Details of Provisions

          27. Section L4: Ordnance Survey

            1. Purpose and Effect

            2. General

            3. Details of Provisions

          28. Section L5: Time

            1. Purpose and Effect

            2. General

            3. Parliamentary Consideration

            4. Details of Provisions

            5. Exception from Reservation

            6. Advice to The Queen

          29. Section L6: Outer Space

            1. Purpose and Effect

            2. General

            3. Parliamentary Consideration

            4. Details of Provisions

        1. Purpose and Effect

        2. Detail of Provisions

          1. Paragraphs 1 and 2: Scottish public authorities

          2. Paragraph 3: Reserved bodies

          3. Paragraph 4: Financial Assistance to Industry

          4. Paragraph 5: Interpretation

      1. Purpose and Effect

      2. General

      3. Parliamentary Consideration

      4. Details of Provisions

        1. Part 1 - Preliminary

        2. Part 2: Proceedings in Scotland

        3. Part 3: Proceedings in England and Wales

        4. Part 4: Proceedings in Northern Ireland

        5. Part 5: General

      1. Parliamentary Consideration

      2. Details of Provisions

      1. SCHEDULE 8, Paragraph 1: Public Revenue (Scotland) Act 1833

        1. Purpose and Effect

        2. General

        3. Parliamentary Consideration

        4. Details of Provisions

      2. SCHEDULE 8, Paragraph 2: Crown Suits (Scotland) Act 1857

        1. Purpose and Effect

        2. General

        3. Details of Provisions

      3. SCHEDULE 8, Paragraph 3: Sheriff Courts and Legal Officers (Scotland) Act 1927

        1. Purpose and Effect

        2. Parliamentary Consideration

        3. Details of Provisions

      4. SCHEDULE 8, Paragraph 4: Administration of Justice (Scotland) Act 1933

        1. Purpose and Effect

        2. General

        3. Parliamentary Consideration

        4. Details of Provisions

      5. SCHEDULE 8, Paragraph 5: Private Legislation Procedure (Scotland) Act 1936

        1. Purpose and Effect

        2. General

        3. Details of Provisions

      6. SCHEDULE 8, Paragraph 6: United Nations Act 1946

        1. Purpose and Effect

        2. General

        3. Parliamentary Consideration

      7. SCHEDULE 8, Paragraph 7: Crown Proceedings Act 1947

        1. Purpose and Effect

        2. Parliamentary Consideration

        3. General

        4. Details of Provisions

      8. SCHEDULE 8, Paragraph 8: Public Registers and Records (Scotland) Act 1948

        1. Purpose and Effect

        2. Parliamentary Consideration

        3. Details of Provisions

      9. SCHEDULE 8, Paragraph 9: Lands Tribunal Act 1949

        1. Purpose and Effect

        2. General

        3. Parliamentary Consideration

        4. Details of Provisions

      10. SCHEDULE 8, Paragraph 10: Defamation Act 1952

        1. Purpose and Effect

        2. General

        3. Details of Provisions

      11. SCHEDULE 8, Paragraph 11: Defamation Act (Northern Ireland) 1955

        1. Purpose and Effect

        2. General

        3. Details of Provisions

      12. SCHEDULE 8, Paragraph 12: Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages (Scotland) Act 1965

        1. Purpose and Effect

        2. General

        3. Parliamentary Consideration

        4. Details of Provisions

      13. SCHEDULE 8, Paragraph 13: Pensions (Increase) Act 1971

        1. Purpose and Effect

        2. General

        3. Parliamentary Consideration

      14. SCHEDULE 8, Paragraph 14: Superannuation Act 1972

        1. Purpose and Effect

        2. General

        3. Parliamentary Consideration

      15. SCHEDULE 8, Paragraph 15: European Communities Act 1972

        1. Purpose and Effect

        2. General

        3. Details of Provisions

      16. SCHEDULE 8, Paragraph 16: Interpretation Act 1978

        1. Purpose and Effect

        2. General

        3. Parliamentary Consideration

        4. Details of Provisions

      17. SCHEDULE 8, Paragraph 17: Education (Scotland) Act 1980

        1. Purpose and Effect

        2. General

        3. Parliamentary Consideration

        4. Details of Provisions

      18. SCHEDULE 8, Paragraph 17: Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Act 1982

        1. Purpose and Effect

        2. Parliamentary Consideration

      19. SCHEDULE 8, Paragraph 19: Mental Health Act 1983

        1. Purpose and Effect

        2. General

        3. Details of Provisions

      20. SCHEDULE 8, Paragraph 20: National Audit Act 1983

        1. Purpose and Effect

        2. General

        3. Parliamentary Consideration

        4. Details of Provisions

      21. SCHEDULE 8, Paragraph 21: Tourism (Overseas Promotion) (Scotland) Act 1984

        1. Purpose and Effect

        2. General

        3. Parliamentary Consideration

      22. SCHEDULE 8, Paragraph 22: Bankruptcy (Scotland) Act 1985

        1. Purpose and Effect

        2. Parliamentary Consideration

        3. Details of Provisions

      23. SCHEDULE 8, Paragraph 23: Insolvency Act 1986

        1. Purpose and Effect

        2. General

        3. Parliamentary Consideration

        4. Details of Provisions

      24. SCHEDULE 8, Paragraph 24: Public Order Act 1986

        1. Purpose and Effect

        2. General

        3. Details of Provisions

      25. SCHEDULE 8, Paragraph 25: Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988

        1. Purpose and Effect

        2. General

        3. Parliamentary Consideration

        4. Details of Provisions

      26. SCHEDULE 8, Paragraph 26: Official Secrets Act 1989

        1. Purpose and Effect

        2. Parliamentary Consideration

        3. Details of Provisions

      27. SCHEDULE 8, Paragraph 27: Prisons (Scotland) Act 1989

        1. Purpose and Effect

        2. Details of Provisions

      28. SCHEDULE 8, Paragraph 28: European Communities (Amendment) Act 1993

        1. Purpose and Effect

        2. General

        3. Details of Provisions

      29. SCHEDULE 8, Paragraph 29: Scottish Land Court Act 1993

        1. Purpose and Effect

        2. General

        3. Parliamentary Consideration

        4. Details of Provisions

      30. SCHEDULE 8, Paragraph 30: Value Added Tax Act 1994

        1. Purpose and Effect

        2. General

        3. Details of Provisions

      31. SCHEDULE 8, Paragraph 31: Requirements of Writing (Scotland) Act 1995

        1. Purpose and Effect

        2. General

        3. Details of Provisions

      32. SCHEDULE 8, Paragraph 32: Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995

        1. Purpose and Effect

        2. General

        3. Parliamentary Consideration

        4. Details of Provisions

      33. SCHEDULE 8, Paragraph 33: Defamation Act 1996

        1. Purpose and Effect

        2. General

        3. Details of Provisions

      34. SCHEDULE 8, Paragraph 34: Damages Act 1996

        1. Purpose and Effect

        2. General

        3. Parliamentary Consideration

      1. Purpose and Effect

      2. Parliamentary Consideration

      3. Details of Provisions

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