The Scotland Act 1998 (Transitory and Transitional Provisions)(Standing Orders and Parliamentary Publications) Order 1999

CHAPTER 18: GLOSSARY

Rule 18.1 Interpretation

1.  Any expression used in these Rules shall have the same meaning as in the Act, unless expressly provided otherwise.

Rule 18.2 Index of defined expressions

1.  In these Rules, the expressions listed in the left hand column have the meaning given by, or are to be interpreted in accordance with, the Rules listed in the right-hand column.

Expression	Rule
absolute majority	11.11.3
accompanying documents	9.3.5
Adviser	12.7
appointed members	3.6.1
Auditor General’s Report	9.3.4
Budget Bill	9.16
Business Bulletin	5.9
business motions	8.11.1
business programme	5.4
Committee Bill	9.15.1
competent matters	6.2
Consolidation Bill	9.18.1
daily business list	5.5.1
Decision Time	11.2.2
division	11.6
document	14.3.3
Emergency Bill	9.21.1
emergency question	13.8.1
equal opportunities	6.9.2
Executive Bill	9.3.3
Explanatory Notes	9.3.3
Financial Memorandum	9.3.2
Financial Resolution	9.12.1
financial year	5.8.4
former Officer	2.4.9
group representative	5.2.1(c)
Journal of the Scottish Parliament	16.3
manuscript amendment	9.10.6
meeting of the Parliament	2.2.6
member in charge of a Bill	9.2.1
members	1.1.2
Member’s Bill	9.14.1
Members' Business	2.2.9
ministerial statement	13.2
minutes of proceedings	16.1
motion of no confidence	8.12.1
normal Parliamentary week	2.2.3
oath of allegiance	1.2.5
oldest qualified member	2.4.7
Open Questions	13.6.5
Open Question Time	13.6.3
oral question	13.3.4
Parliamentary Bureau	5.1
parliamentary recess	2.3
parliamentary year	2.1.2
party representative	5.2.1(b)
Policy Memorandum	9.3.3
Private Bill	9.17.1
Public Bill	9.17.1
public expenditure	6.6.3
Question Time	13.6.2
reporter	12.6
roll call vote	11.7.3
Scottish Law Officer	4.5.1
Selection Panel	3.11.1
simple majority	11.11.2
sitting day	2.1.3
solemn affirmation	1.2.5
Scottish Parliament Official Report	16.2
Statute Law Repeals Bill	9.19.1
Statute Law Revision Bill	9.20.1
subject committee	6.1.4
written question	13.3.4

Rule 18.3 Other references

1.  Unless otherwise expressly provided, any reference in these Rules to–

(a) a numbered section is to the section having that number in the Scotland Act 1998;

(b) a numbered Rule (eg Rule 7.2) is to the Rule having that number in these Rules and, where a Rule number is followed by another number (eg Rule 7.2.1) it refers to the paragraph having that number in that Rule; and

(c) a numbered paragraph in a Rule is to the paragraph having that number in that Rule.