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This Order may be cited as the Scotland Act 2012 (Saving and Consequential Provisions) Order 2015 and comes into force immediately after sections 1 and 3 of the Scotland Act 2012 (administration of, and supplementary and transitional provision about, Scottish Parliament elections) come into force.
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Articles 3 to 9 of this Order and sections 1 and 3 of the Scotland Act 2012 have no effect for the purposes of any election for which the date of poll is on or before 4th April 2016.
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In Schedule 1 to the Scotland Act 1998 (Agency Arrangements) (Specification) Order 1999 (functions of a Minister of the Crown which may be exercised on behalf of that Minister under agency arrangements with the Scottish Ministers), omit paragraphs 4 and 13 to 19.
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David Mundell
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Scotland Office
Dover House,
London
17th March 2015