Part V Miscellaneous and general
Miscellaneous
93 Agency arrangements.
(1)
A Minister of the Crown may make arrangements for any of his specified functions to be exercised on his behalf by the Scottish Ministers; and the Scottish Ministers may make arrangements for any of their specified functions to be exercised on their behalf by a Minister of the Crown.
(2)
An arrangement under this section does not affect a person’s responsibility for the exercise of his functions.
F1(2A)
The collection and management of a devolved tax is a specified function of the Scottish Ministers.
(3)
In this section—
“functions” does not include a function of making, confirming or approving subordinate legislation,
“Minister of the Crown” includes government department,
“specified” F2(subject to subsection (2A) means specified in an Order in Council made by Her Majesty under this subsection;
and this section applies to the Lord Advocate as it applies to the Scottish Ministers.