
2015 No. 683
Constitutional Law
Devolution, Scotland
The Scotland Act 2012 (Saving and Consequential Provisions) Order 2015
Made 17th March 2015
Laid before Parliament 18th March 2015
Coming into force in accordance with article 1
The Secretary of State makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 42(1), (2) and (4) of the Scotland Act 2012:
Citation and commencement
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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.
Saving provision
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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.
Consequential provision
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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