SCHEDULE 3PROVISIONS OF THE ACT WHICH COME INTO FORCE ON 6TH MAY 1999

Article 2(2)

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Column 2

Column 3

Provisions of the Act

Subject matter

Purpose

Sections 19 to 22

Presiding Officer, administration and proceedings

Section 23

Power to call for witnesses and documents

Only for the purpose of enabling the Parliament to require any member of the Scottish Executive or his staff to attend its proceedings for the purpose of giving evidence or to produce documents in his custody or under his control

Sections 24 to 26

Witnesses and documents: notice, offences and general

Section 30

Legislative competence: supplementary

Section 38(1), (2), (4) to (6)

Letters Patent and proclamations

Sections 40 to 43

Legal issues

Sections 44 to 47, except section 44(1)(c)

The Scottish Executive, First Minister and Ministers

Section 48(1)

Appointment and removal of the Scottish Law Officers

Only for the purpose of enabling the First Minister to recommend the appointment of the Lord Advocate and Solicitor General for Scotland to take effect from a date not earlier than 20th May 1999

Sections 49 to 51

Junior Scottish Ministers, validity of acts of Scottish Ministers and the Civil Service

Section 52

Exercise of functions

For all purposes except so far as relating to the Lord Advocate

Section 57(2)

Community law and Convention rights

Section 58

Power to prevent or require action

Sections 59 and 60

Property and liabilities of, and transfers to, the Scottish Ministers

Section 61(4)

Rights and liabilities of the First Minister

Section 63

Power to transfer functions

Only for the purpose of enabling subordinate legislation to be made to come into force not earlier than 1st July 1999

Section 69

The Auditor General for Scotland

Part IV

The tax-varying power

Sections 81 to 85

Remuneration of, and other provisions about, members of the Scottish Parliament and Executive

Section 89

Power to adapt etc. cross- border public authorities

Only for the purpose of enabling subordinate legislation to be made to come into force not earlier than 1st July 1999

Section 92

Queen’s Printer for Scotland

Section 93

Agency arrangements

Only for the purpose of enabling subordinate legislation to be made to come into force not earlier than 1st July 1999

Section 96

Provision of information to the Treasury

Section 97

Assistance for opposition parties

Sections 98 to 100 and 103

Juridical

Sections 108 to 111

Supplementary powers

Section 123

Stamp Duty

For all purposes except so far as relating to the Lord Advocate

Section 125

Amendments and repeals

Only for the purpose of bringing into force the provisions of Schedule 8 specified in column 1 below

Schedule 2

Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body

Schedule 3

Standing orders: further provision

Schedule 5

Reserved matters

Schedule 6

Devolution issues

In Schedule 8, paragraphs 13, 14, 18, 24, 25, 26, 28, 30, 31 and 33