The Scotland Act 1998 (Transfer of Functions to the Scottish Ministers etc.) Order 2000

Functions shared by the Scottish Ministers and a Minister of the Crown

4.—(1) Subject to the restriction specified in the following paragraph, the functions of the Secretary of State under section 60(5)(c)(i) of the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999(1) shall, so far as they are exercisable by him in or as regards Scotland, be exercisable by the Scottish Ministers concurrently with the Secretary of State.

(2) The functions are so exercisable only so far as the Scottish Ministers consider that the facilities whose provision any person (including the Secretary of State) is undertaking under arrangements within section 60(5)(a) or (b) of that Act are capable of supporting training of persons for employment.