SECTION 117: Ministers of the Crown.
Purpose and Effect
This section modifies references to a Minister of the Crown in any pre-commencement
enactment and in other instruments or other documents to read as, or to include, references to the Scottish Ministers so far as may be necessary for the purpose of, or in consequence of, the exercise of a function within devolved competence by a member of the Scottish Executive.
General
This section forms part of a set of sections which are concerned with making general modifications to pre-commencement enactments following devolution. The section supplements section 53 which makes provision for the transfer of ministerial functions to the Scottish Ministers.
Parliamentary Consideration
| Stage | Date | Column |
|---|---|---|
| CR | 12-May-98 | 244 |
| LC | 14-Jul-98 | 240 |
Details of Provisions
The section provides that references to a Minister of the Crown in any pre-commencement enactment or prerogative instrument, or other instrument or document should be read as being or including references to the Scottish Ministers so far as may be necessary for the purpose of or in consequence of the exercise of a function within devolved competence by a member of the Scottish Executive.
“Pre-commencement enactment” is defined in section 53(3).
This section has also been applied to those functions transferred to the Scottish Ministers by order under section 63.
