The Scotland Act 1998 (Transitory and Transitional Provisions) (Statutory Instruments) Order 1999

Annual edition

9.—(1) As soon as possible after the end of each calendar year, the Queen’s Printer shall cause to be prepared from the series of Scottish statutory instruments up to the end of that year an edition of Scottish statutory instruments (referred to in this article as “the annual edition”) including the following matters:–

(a) a copy of so much of all Scottish statutory instruments as have, at the time of the completion of the annual edition, been printed in compliance with the requirements of article 7(1) and not been included in any previous annual edition, except that there may be omitted a copy of–

(i) instruments which have ceased to be in force at the time of the completion of the annual edition; and

(ii) local instruments;

(b) an Annual Numerical and Issue List of Scottish Statutory Instruments showing, except for such local instruments as are exempt from the requirements of article 7(1), the numbers of all Scottish statutory instruments which during that year either were made or were issued for the first time by, or under the authority of, the Queen’s Printer and, in respect of the latter, the date of such issue;

(c) a classified list of local instruments;

(d) tables showing the effect on enactments and previous statutory rules or statutory instruments (whether Scottish or not) of the Scottish statutory instruments included in that edition; and

(e) an index.

(2) The annual edition shall be printed and published by, or under the authority of, the Queen’s Printer.

(3) Article 8(2) shall apply to so much of the Annual Numerical and Issue List of Scottish Statutory Instruments in the annual edition as refers to the date upon which any Scottish statutory instrument was first issued by, or under the authority of, the Queen’s Printer as it applies to the list mentioned in that article.