PART 3 SUPPLEMENTARY

29 Interpretation

1

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires—

  • “the 1998 Act” means the Scotland Act 1998 (c.46),

  • “the Accounts Commission” means the Accounts Commission for Scotland,

  • “accruing resources” has the meaning given in section 1(2),

  • “the Auditor General” means the Auditor General for Scotland,

  • F1“the data protection legislation” has the same meaning as in the Data Protection Act 2018 (see section 3 of that Act);

  • “enactment” includes an enactment whenever passed or made,

  • “the examiner” has the meaning given in section 23(9),

  • “financial year” means the 12 months ending with 31st March,

  • “the Fund” means the Scottish Consolidated Fund,

  • “overall cash authorisation” has the meaning given in section 4,

  • “the Parliament” means the Scottish Parliament,

  • “the Parliamentary corporation” means the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body,

  • “use of resources” has the meaning given in section 1(3).

2

References in this Act to auditing, in relation to accounts, are to examining, certifying and reporting on the accounts.

3

References in this Act and in any other enactment to a Budget Act are to an Act of the Scottish Parliament making provision, for any financial year, for all or any of the following matters—

a

authorising the use of resources by the Scottish Administration, or by any body or office-holder (other than an office-holder in the Scottish Administration) whose expenditure is payable out of the Fund under any enactment,

b

authorising payment of sums out of the Fund,

c

for sums which are payable into the Fund to be applied for any purpose instead of being paid into the Fund,

d

specifying the maximum amount of relevant expenditure for the purposes of section 94(5) of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 (c.65) and maximum amounts of borrowing by certain statutory bodies.