Scotland Act 1998
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127 Index of defined expressions.
In this Act, the expressions listed in the left-hand column have the meaning given by, or are to be interpreted in accordance with, the provisions listed in the right-hand column. Expression | Provision of this Act Act of the Scottish Parliament | Section 28(1) Advocate General | Section 32(4) Auditor General for Scotland | Section 69 Body | Section 126(1) By virtue of | Section 126(11) Clerk, and Assistant Clerk | Section 20 and paragraph 3 of Schedule 2 . . . | . . . Constituencies and constituency member | Section 126(1) The Convention rights | Section 126(1) Cross-border public authority | Section 88(5) Devolved competence (in relation to the exercise of functions) | Section 54 Devolved tax | Section 80A(4) Document | Section 126(1) Enactment | Sections 113(6) and 126(1) Financial year | Section 126(1) Functions | Section 126(1) Government department | Section 126(1) The Human Rights Convention | Section 126(1) International obligations | Section 126(10) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Legislative competence | Section 29 Member of the Scottish Government | Section 44(1) Members of the staff of the Scottish Administration | Section 126(7) Minister of the Crown | Section 126(1) Modify | Section 126(1) Occupational pension scheme, personal pension scheme and public service pension scheme | Section 126(1) Office-holders in the Scottish Administration | Section 126(7) Offices in the Scottish Administration which are not ministerial offices | Section 126(8) Open power | Section 112(3) The Parliament | Section 126(1) “parliamentary” (in relation to constituencies, elections and electors) | Section 126(1) The Parliamentary corporation | Section 21(1) Pre-commencement enactment | Section 53(3) Prerogative instrument | Section 126(1) Presiding Officer | Section 19 Principal appointed day | Section 126(1) Proceedings | Section 126(1) Property | Section 126(1) Regional list (in relation to a party) | Section 5(4) Regional returning officer | Section 12(6) Regional vote | Section 6(2) Regions and regional member | Section 126(1) Registered political party | Section 5(9) Reserved matters | Schedule 5 Retained functions (in relation to the Lord Advocate) | Section 52(6) Scotland | Section 126(1) and (2) Scots criminal law | Section 126(5) Scots private law | Section 126(4) Scottish Administration | Section 126(6) Scottish Ministers | Section 44(2) Scottish public authority | Section 126(1) Scottish public authority with mixed functions or no reserved functions | Paragraphs 1 and 2 of Part III of Schedule 5 Scottish Seal | Section 2(6) The Scottish zone | Section 126(1) Staff of the Parliament | Paragraph 3 of Schedule 2 Standing orders | Section 126(1) Subordinate legislation | Section 126(1) Tribunal | Section 126(1)
127 Index of defined expressions.
In this Act, the expressions listed in the left-hand column have the meaning given by, or are to be interpreted in accordance with, the provisions listed in the right-hand column. Expression | Provision of this Act Act of the Scottish Parliament | Section 28(1) Advocate General | Section 32(4) Auditor General for Scotland | Section 69 Body | Section 126(1) By virtue of | Section 126(11) Clerk, and Assistant Clerk | Section 20 and paragraph 3 of Schedule 2 . . . | . . . Constituencies and constituency member | Section 126(1) The Convention rights | Section 126(1) Cross-border public authority | Section 88(5) Devolved competence (in relation to the exercise of functions) | Section 54 Devolved tax | Section 80A(4) Document | Section 126(1) Enactment | Sections 113(6) and 126(1) Financial year | Section 126(1) Functions | Section 126(1) Government department | Section 126(1) The Human Rights Convention | Section 126(1) International obligations | Section 126(10) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Legislative competence | Section 29 Member of the Scottish Government | Section 44(1) Members of the staff of the Scottish Administration | Section 126(7) Minister of the Crown | Section 126(1) Modify | Section 126(1) Occupational pension scheme, personal pension scheme and public service pension scheme | Section 126(1) Office-holders in the Scottish Administration | Section 126(7) Offices in the Scottish Administration which are not ministerial offices | Section 126(8) Open power | Section 112(3) The Parliament | Section 126(1) “parliamentary” (in relation to constituencies, elections and electors) | Section 126(1) The Parliamentary corporation | Section 21(1) Pre-commencement enactment | Section 53(3) Prerogative instrument | Section 126(1) Presiding Officer | Section 19 Principal appointed day | Section 126(1) Proceedings | Section 126(1) Property | Section 126(1) Regional list (in relation to a party) | Section 5(4) Regional returning officer | Section 12(6) Regional vote | Section 6(2) Regions and regional member | Section 126(1) Registered political party | Section 5(9) Reserved matters | Schedule 5 Retained functions (in relation to the Lord Advocate) | Section 52(6) Scotland | Section 126(1) and (2) Scots criminal law | Section 126(5) Scots private law | Section 126(4) Scottish Administration | Section 126(6) Scottish Ministers | Section 44(2) Scottish public authority | Section 126(1) Scottish public authority with mixed functions or no reserved functions | Paragraphs 1 and 2 of Part III of Schedule 5 Scottish Seal | Section 2(6) The Scottish zone | Section 126(1) Staff of the Parliament | Paragraph 3 of Schedule 2 Standing orders | Section 126(1) Subordinate legislation | Section 126(1) Tribunal | Section 126(1)
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