Part II The Scottish Administration
Ministerial functions
I152 Exercise of functions.
1
Statutory functions may be conferred on the Scottish Ministers by that name.
2
Statutory functions of the Scottish Ministers, the First Minister or the Lord Advocate shall be exercisable on behalf of Her Majesty.
3
Statutory functions of the Scottish Ministers shall be exercisable by any member of the F1Scottish Government.
4
5
Subsection (4) does not apply in relation to the exercise of—
a
functions conferred on the First Minister alone, or
b
retained functions of the Lord Advocate.
6
In this Act, “retained functions” in relation to the Lord Advocate means—
a
any functions exercisable by him immediately before he ceases to be a Minister of the Crown, and
b
other statutory functions conferred on him alone after he ceases to be a Minister of the Crown.
7
In this section, “statutory functions” means functions conferred by virtue of any enactment.