(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order appoints the day on which the poll at the first ordinary general election for membership of the Scottish Parliament shall be held and the day time and place for the meeting of the Parliament following that poll. The first election will take place on 6th May 1999 and the first meeting will take place on 12th May 1999 at 9.30am at the Church of Scotland Assembly Hall, The Mound, Edinburgh.