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

Transfer of Treasury and Secretary of State functions

25.—(1) The functions conferred on the Treasury by articles 12, 16, 17 and 18, and the functions conferred on the Secretary of State by articles 15 and 19, of this Order shall, with effect from the principal appointed day, be exercisable instead by the Scottish Ministers, subject to the following provisions of this article.

(2) Article 12(2) shall have effect, in relation to the exercise by the Scottish Ministers by virtue of this article of the function conferred by it, as if the reference to Parliament were to the Parliament.

(3) Paragraph (1) of this article shall not affect the validity of anything done, by or in relation to, the Treasury or the Secretary of State before the principal appointed day in the exercise of any function to which that paragraph applies.

(4) Anything done by or in relation to the Treasury or the Secretary of State in connection with any function transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of paragraph (1) of this article shall, if in force immediately before the principal appointed day, continue in force and have effect as if done by or in relation to the Scottish Ministers in so far as may be necessary for the purpose of continuing its effect on or after that date.

(5) Anything which is, immediately before the principal appointed day, in the process of being done by or in relation to the Treasury or the Secretary of State in connection with any function transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of paragraph (1) of this article may be continued on and after that date by or in relation to the Scottish Ministers.