The Scotland Act 1998 (Transfer of Functions to the Scottish Ministers etc.) Order 2004

Citation, commencement and interpretation

1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Scotland Act 1998 (Transfer of Functions to the Scottish Ministers etc.) Order 2004 and, except as provided in paragraph (2) below, shall come into force on the second day after the day on which it is made.

(2) This article and article 2 of this Order shall come into force on the day after the day on which it is made.

(3) In this Order–

“the 1988 Act” means the Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1988(1);

“the 1998 Act” means the Scotland Act 1998; and

“fireworks regulations” has the same meaning as in section 2(1) of the Fireworks Act 2003(2).

Functions to be treated as exercisable in or as regards Scotland

2.—(1) Subject to paragraph (2) below the functions which are conferred on a Minister of the Crown by section 488(6) and (7) of the 1988 Act (approval of a co-operative housing association in connection with a claim for tax purposes) are to be treated as exercisable in or as regards Scotland for the purposes of section 63 of the 1998 Act but only so far as relating to an association which is, or is deemed to be, duly registered under the Industrial and Provident Societies Act 1965(3) whose registered office is situated in Scotland.

(2) The function of prescribing requirements which is conferred on a Minister of the Crown by section 488(6)(iii) of the 1988 Act is to be treated as not being exercisable in or as regards Scotland for the purposes of section 63 of the Scotland Act 1998.

Transfer of functions to the Scottish Ministers

3.  The functions which are conferred on a Minister of the Crown by section 488(6) and (7) of the 1988 Act shall so far as they are exercisable by that Minister in or as regards Scotland be exercisable by the Scottish Ministers instead of by the Minister of the Crown.

Functions shared by the Scottish Ministers and a Minister of the Crown

4.  The functions which are conferred on a Minister of the Crown by the enactments specified in column 1 of the Schedule to this Order shall–

(a) so far as they are exercisable by that Minister in or as regards Scotland; and

(b) subject to any restrictions in the corresponding entry in column 2 of the Schedule,

be exercisable by the Scottish Ministers concurrently with the Minister of the Crown.

Modification of the 1988 Act

5.  In section 488(6)(iii) of the 1988 Act for “the approving authority” substitute “the Secretary of State as respects Great Britain, or the Head of the Department for Social Development for Northern Ireland as respects Northern Ireland”.

General modifications of enactments etc.

6.—(1) Sections 117 and 118 of the 1998 Act shall apply in relation to the exercise of functions by the Scottish Ministers by virtue of article 3 or 4 of this Order as they apply in relation to the exercise of functions by the Scottish Ministers within devolved competence.

(2) Section 119 of the 1998 Act shall apply in relation to the functions exercisable by the Scottish Ministers by virtue of those articles as it applies in relation to functions of the Scottish Ministers exercisable within devolved competence.

(3) In the application of those sections by virtue of this article, any reference in them to a pre commencement enactment is to be read as if it were a reference to any enactment.

Transitional and saving provision

7.—(1) The transfer, by virtue of this Order, of any function exercisable by a Minister of the Crown to the Scottish Ministers shall not affect the validity of anything done (or having effect as if done) by or in relation to a Minister of the Crown before the date on which the transfer takes effect.

(2) Anything (including legal proceedings) which, at the time when that transfer takes effect, is in the process of being done by or in relation to a Minister of the Crown may, so far as it relates to any function transferred, be continued by or in relation to the Scottish Ministers.

(3) Anything done (or having effect as if done) by or in relation to a Minister of the Crown for the purposes of or in connection with any function transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of this Order shall, if in force at the time when that transfer takes effect, have effect as if done by or in relation to the Scottish Ministers in so far as that is required for continuing its effect after that time.

(4) Despite the transfer to the Scottish Ministers of functions by virtue of this Order, any function of a Minister of the Crown in relation to any matter shall continue to be exercisable by him as regards Scotland for the purposes specified in section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972(4).

A. K. Galloway

Clerk of the Privy Council