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Scotland Act 2012

Section 9: Continued effect of provisions ceasing to be within legislative competence

42.This section amends section 30 of the 1998 Act to provide that where there is an alteration to the matters which are reserved matters or to Schedule 4 of that Act, the effect of which is that a provision of an Act of the Scottish Parliament ceases to be within legislative competence, the provision does not for that reason cease to have effect, unless an enactment provides otherwise.

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