The Scotland Act 1998 (Consequential Modifications) (No.1) Order 1999

Citation, commencement and interpretation

1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Scotland Act 1998 (Consequential Modifications) (No.1) Order 1999.

(2) This Order shall come into force as follows:–

(a) articles 1 to 3 shall come into force on 6th May 1999;

(b) article 4 shall come into force on the date of coming into force of section 44(1)(c) of the 1998 Act(1); and

(c) article 5 shall come into force on the principal appointed day(2).

(3) In this Order, “the 1998 Act” means the Scotland Act 1998.

Modification of definition of “pre-commencement enactment”

2.  Until section 53 of the 1998 Act comes into force(3) any reference in the 1998 Act to a pre-commencement enactment shall be read as a reference to–

(a) an Act passed before or in the same session as the 1998 Act and any other enactment made before the passing of the 1998 Act,

(b) an enactment made, before 6th May 1999, under such an Act or such other enactment.

Amendments and repeals

3.  The modifications specified in Parts I and II of Schedule 1 to this Order, and the repeal specified in Part III of that Schedule, shall have effect.

4.  The modifications specified in Parts I and II of Schedule 2 to this Order, and the repeals specified in Part III of that Schedule, shall have effect.

5.  The modifications specified in Parts I and II of Schedule 3 to this Order shall have effect.

Henry B McLeish

Minister of State, Scottish Office

St Andrew’s House,

Edinburgh

26th March 1999