
1 
This Order may be cited as the Scotland Act 1998 (General Transitory, Transitional and Savings Provisions) Amendment Order 1999 and shall come into force on 19th May 1999.
2 
In this Order–
 “the Act” means the Scotland Act 1998;
 “LO-date” means the date when section 44(1)(c) of the Act comes into force; and
 “the principal Order” means the Scotland Act 1998 (General Transitory, Transitional and Savings Provisions) Order 1999.
3 
In article 9(3) of the principal Order for the reference to “LO-date” in both places where it occurs, there shall be substituted a reference to “principal appointed day”.
4 
After article 12 of the principal Order, there shall be inserted the following article:–“
13 
The amendment made to section 1 of the Private Legislation Procedure (Scotland) Act 1936 by paragraph 5 of Schedule 8 to the Act shall not affect the operation of that Act in relation to any petition for a Provisional Order presented to the Secretary of State before the principal appointed day.”.
Henry McLeish
Minister of State, Scottish Office
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
10th May 1999