2000 No. 687
CONSTITUTIONAL LAW
DEVOLUTION, SCOTLAND
The Scotland Act 1998 (Designation of Receipts) Order 2000
Made 9th March 2000
Laid before the House of Commons 10th March 2000
Coming into force 1st April 2000

The Treasury, in exercise of the powers conferred on them by section 64(5) and section 115 of, and schedule 7 to, the Scotland Act 1998, and all other powers enabling them in that behalf, and after consulting with the Scottish Ministers, hereby make the following Order:–
1998 c. 46.

1 Citation and commencement
This Order may be cited as the Scotland Act 1998 (Designation of Receipts) Order 2000 and shall come into force on 1st April 2000.

2 Designated receipts
1 Receipts of any description specified in paragraph (2) below, so far as they are payable into the Scottish Consolidated Fund (or would be but for provision made by or under an Act of the Scottish Parliament) shall be designated receipts for the purposes of subsections (5) to (7) of section 64 of the Scotland Act 1998.
2 The specified descriptions of receipts are–
(a) fines, forfeitures and fixed penalties;
(b) dividends on public dividend capital other than any public dividend capital of a National Health Service trust established under section 12A of the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978;
1978 c. 29.
(c) interest, other than interest on any loan to a National Health Service trust mentioned in sub-paragraph (b) above;
(d) sums received from the European Social Fund in respect of training expenditure incurred by Scottish Enterprise and Highlands and Islands Enterprise.
Scottish Enterprise and Highlands and Islands Enterprise are established by section 1 of the Enterprise and New Towns (Scotland) Act 1990 (c. 35).
Bob Ainsworth Greg Pope Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury 9th March 2000

(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order specifies the receipts of the Scottish Ministers and other office-holders in the Scottish Administration which are to be designated receipts. Under the Scotland Act 1998 the Scottish Ministers must pay to the Secretary of State sums equal to the amount of designated receipts.