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RestrictStartDate="2020-12-31"><Title> General modification of enactments</Title><P1group RestrictStartDate="1999-07-01"><Title> Requirements to lay reports <Abbreviation Expansion="et cetera" xml:lang="la">etc.</Abbreviation> before Parliament.</Title><P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1998/46/section/121" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1998/46/section/121" id="section-121"><Pnumber><CommentaryRef Ref="c12395081"/><CommentaryRef Ref="c16149731"/>121</Pnumber><P1para><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1998/46/section/121/1" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1998/46/section/121/1" id="section-121-1"><Pnumber>1</Pnumber><P2para><Text>This section applies where—</Text><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1998/46/section/121/1/a" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1998/46/section/121/1/a" id="section-121-1-a"><Pnumber>a</Pnumber><P3para><Text>a pre-commencement enactment makes provision for any report to be laid before Parliament or either House of Parliament, and</Text></P3para></P3><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1998/46/section/121/1/b" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1998/46/section/121/1/b" id="section-121-1-b"><Pnumber>b</Pnumber><P3para><Text>the report concerns Scottish functions.</Text></P3para></P3></P2para></P2><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1998/46/section/121/2" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1998/46/section/121/2" id="section-121-2"><Pnumber>2</Pnumber><P2para><Text>If the report only concerns Scottish functions, it shall be laid instead before the Scottish Parliament.</Text></P2para></P2><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1998/46/section/121/3" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1998/46/section/121/3" id="section-121-3"><Pnumber>3</Pnumber><P2para><Text>In any other case, it shall be laid before the Scottish Parliament as well as before Parliament or (as the case may be) either House of Parliament.</Text></P2para></P2><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1998/46/section/121/4" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1998/46/section/121/4" id="section-121-4"><Pnumber>4</Pnumber><P2para><Text>In this section—</Text><UnorderedList Decoration="none" Class="Definition"><ListItem><Para><Text>“<Term id="term-report">report</Term>” includes accounts and any statement,</Text></Para></ListItem><ListItem><Para><Text>“<Term id="term-scottish-functions">Scottish functions</Term>” has the same meaning as in section 119.</Text></Para></ListItem></UnorderedList></P2para></P2></P1para></P1></P1group></Pblock></Part></Body></Primary><Commentaries><Commentary id="c12395081" Type="C"><Para><Text>S. 121 applied (1.7.1999) by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1999/1747" id="c01265" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="1999" Number="1747">S.I. 1999/1747</Citation>, <CitationSubRef id="c01266" CitationRef="c01265" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1999/1747/article/1" Operative="true" SectionRef="article-1">arts. 1</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef id="c01267" CitationRef="c01265" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1999/1747/article/4" SectionRef="article-4">4</CitationSubRef>; <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1998/3178" id="c01268" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="1998" Number="3178">S.I. 1998/3178</Citation>, <CitationSubRef id="c01269" CitationRef="c01268" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1998/3178/article/3" Operative="true" SectionRef="article-3">art. 3</CitationSubRef></Text></Para><Para><Text>S. 121 applied (with modifications) (1.7.1999) by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1999/1750" id="c01271" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="1999" Number="1750">S.I. 1999/1750</Citation>, <CitationSubRef id="c01272" CitationRef="c01271" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1999/1750/article/1/1" Operative="true" SectionRef="article-1-1">arts. 1(1)</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef id="c01273" CitationRef="c01271" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1999/1750/article/6/2/b" SectionRef="article-6-2-b">6(2)(b)</CitationSubRef>; <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1998/3178" id="c01274" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="1998" Number="3178">S.I. 1998/3178</Citation>, <CitationSubRef id="c01275" CitationRef="c01274" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1998/3178/article/3" Operative="true" SectionRef="article-3">art. 3</CitationSubRef></Text></Para><Para><Text>S. 121 excluded (1.7.1999) (temp.) by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1999/441" id="c01277" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="1999" Number="441">S.I. 1999/441</Citation>, <CitationSubRef id="c01278" CitationRef="c01277" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1999/441/article/1/5" Operative="true" SectionRef="article-1-5">arts. 1(5)</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef id="c01279" CitationRef="c01277" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1999/441/article/24" SectionRef="article-24">24</CitationSubRef></Text></Para><Para><Text>Ss. 119-121 applied (16.6.2000) by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2000/1563" id="c01281" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2000" Number="1563">S.I. 2000/1563</Citation>, <CitationSubRef id="c01282" CitationRef="c01281" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2000/1563/article/7/2" Operative="true" SectionRef="article-7-2">art. 7(2)</CitationSubRef> (with <CitationSubRef id="c01283" CitationRef="c01281" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2000/1563/article/9" SectionRef="article-9">art. 9</CitationSubRef>)</Text></Para><Para><Text>Ss. 118-121 applied (14.12.2000) by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2000/3251" id="c01285" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2000" Number="3251">S.I. 2000/3251</Citation>, <CitationSubRef id="c01286" CitationRef="c01285" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2000/3251/article/3" Operative="true" SectionRef="article-3">art. 3</CitationSubRef> (with <CitationSubRef id="c01287" CitationRef="c01285" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2000/3251/article/4" SectionRef="article-4">art. 4</CitationSubRef>)</Text></Para><Para><Text>Ss. 119-121 applied (15.12.2000) by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2000/3253" id="c01289" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2000" Number="3253">S.I. 2000/3253</Citation>, <CitationSubRef id="c01290" CitationRef="c01289" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2000/3253/article/5/2" Operative="true" SectionRef="article-5-2">art. 5(2)</CitationSubRef> (with <CitationSubRef id="c01291" CitationRef="c01289" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2000/3253/article/6" SectionRef="article-6">art. 6</CitationSubRef>)</Text></Para></Commentary><Commentary id="c16149731" Type="C"><Para><Text>S. 121 applied (with modifications) (27.6.2002) by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2002/1630" id="c01293" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2002" Number="1630" Title="The Scotland Act 1998 (Transfer of Functions to the Scottish Ministers etc.) Order 2002">The Scotland Act 1998 (Transfer of Functions to the Scottish Ministers etc.) Order 2002 (S.I. 2002/1630)</Citation>, <CitationSubRef id="c01294" CitationRef="c01293" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2002/1630/article/3/2/3" SectionRef="article-3-2-3" Operative="true">art. 3(2)(3)</CitationSubRef></Text></Para></Commentary></Commentaries></Legislation>