Source: http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1998/46/part/VI/crossheading/final-provisions
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These effects are included in this view as they may be (but won’t necessarily be) relevant to the specific provision that you are viewing.Act modified by 2016 c. 11 s. 9(1)Act modified by 2016 c. 11 s. 32(1)(2)Act modified by 2016 c. 11 s. 46(1)(3)Act modified by 2016 c. 11 s. 51(1)Act modified by S.I. 2012/700 art. 3(1)Act modified by S.I. 2014/3294 art. 3(1)Act modified by S.I. 2015/444 art. 3(1)Act words substituted by 2012 c. 11 s. 12(2)(a)Whole provisions yet to be inserted into this Act (including any effects on those provisions):Pt. 2A inserted by 2016 c. 11 s. 1Pt. 4A Ch. 2 inserted by 2012 c. 11 s. 25(3)Pt. 4A Ch. 3 inserted by 2012 c. 11 s. 28Pt. 4A Ch. 4 inserted by 2012 c. 11 s. 30(1)Pt. 4A inserted by 2012 c. 11 s. 23(2)Pt. 4A Ch. 5 inserted by 2016 c. 11 s. 17(1)Pt. 4A Ch. 6 inserted by 2016 c. 11 s. 18(1)s. 2(a)(b) substituted for words by 2016 c. 11 s. 5(2)s. 2(2A)(2B) inserted by 2016 c. 11 s. 5(3)s. 2(5A)-(5C) inserted by S.I. 2015/1764 art. 4s. 2(5A)-(5C) omitted by 2016 c. 11 s. 5(7)s. 2(5ZA) inserted by 2016 c. 11 s. 5(6)s. 12 12A substituted for s. 12 12A by 2016 c. 11 s. 4(1)s. 12(7) inserted by 2012 c. 11 s. 1(7)s. 12(7) saving for effect of 2012 c. 11 s. 1(7) by S.I. 2015/683 art. 2s. 12A inserted by 2012 c. 11 s. 1(9)s. 12A saving for effect of 2012 c. 11 s. 1(9) by S.I. 2015/683 art. 2s. 19(1A) (1B) inserted by 2012 c. 11 s. 4(3)s. 19(2A) inserted by 2012 c. 11 s. 4(4)s. 23A inserted by 2016 c. 11 s. 66(2)s. 28(8) added by 2016 c. 11 s. 2s. 29(5) inserted by 2012 c. 11 s. 9(2)s. 30(5) (6) inserted by 2012 c. 11 s. 9(1)s. 31(2A) inserted by 2016 c. 11 s. 11(4)s. 31(4) (5) inserted by 2016 c. 11 s. 11(5)s. 31A inserted by 2016 c. 11 s. 11(6)s. 32(2A) inserted by 2016 c. 11 s. 11(9)s. 32A inserted by 2016 c. 11 s. 11(10)s. 36(4)(aa) inserted by 2016 c. 11 s. 11(16)s. 36(4A) inserted by 2016 c. 11 s. 11(17)s. 36(5)(a)(b) substituted for words by 2016 c. 11 s. 11(18)s. 39(4A)-(7) substituted for s. 39(5)-(7) by 2012 c. 11 s. 7(2)s. 53(3A) inserted by 2016 c. 11 S. 32(3)s. 64(2A) inserted by 2016 c. 11 s. 16(2)s. 64A inserted by 2016 c. 11 s. 16(3)s. 65A inserted by 2016 c. 11 s. 67(2)s. 66(1)-(1B) substituted for s. 66(1) by 2012 c. 11 s. 32(3)s. 66(1)(c) word omitted by 2016 c. 11 s. 20(4)(a)s. 66(1)(c) words inserted by 2016 c. 11 s. 20(4)(b)s. 66(1)(d)(e) inserted by 2016 c. 11 s. 20(5)s. 66(1A) words inserted by S.I. 2015/932 art. 2s. 66(1ZA) inserted by 2016 c. 11 s. 20(6)s. 66(5) inserted by 2012 c. 11 s. 32(5)s. 67(3A) inserted by 2012 c. 11 s. 32(9)s. 67(3A) words substituted by 2016 c. 11 s. 20(7)s. 67A inserted by 2012 c. 11 s. 32(10)s. 67A(1) words substituted by 2016 c. 11 s. 20(8)s. 67A(3) words substituted by 2016 c. 11 s. 20(8)s. 80A(1)(a) words inserted by 2016 c. 11 s. 13(8)s. 80A(1)(b) words substituted by 2016 c. 11 s. 19(1)s. 80C heading word substituted by 2016 c. 11 s. 13(6)s. 80C(1) words substituted by 2016 c. 11 s. 13(2)s. 80C(2) substituted by 2014 c. 26 Sch. 38 para. 16(2)s. 80C(2A)-(2C) substituted for s. 80C(2) by 2016 c. 11 s. 13(3)s. 80C(4) omitted by 2016 c. 11 s. 13(4)s. 80C(5) word substituted by 2016 c. 11 s. 13(5)(a)s. 80C(5) words inserted by 2016 c. 11 s. 13(5)(b)s. 80D(1) word substituted by 2014 c. 29 s. 11(3)(a)s. 80D(1)(a) words inserted by 2014 c. 29 s. 11(3)(b)s. 80D(3)(a) words substituted by 2014 c. 29 s. 11(4)s. 80D(4A)(4B) inserted by 2014 c. 29 s. 11(5)s. 80E(3)(c) words substituted by 2014 c. 29 s. 11(7)(a)s. 80E(3)(c) words substituted by 2014 c. 29 s. 11(7)(b)s. 80F(1)(a)-(c) substituted for words in s. 80F(1) by 2014 c. 29 s. 11(8)(a)s. 80F(2) words substituted by 2014 c. 29 s. 11(8)(b)s. 80G(1)-(1B) substituted for s. 80G(1) by 2014 c. 26 Sch. 38 para. 16(4)s. 80G(1) words substituted by 2016 c. 11 s. 13(10)(a)s. 80G(1)(a) words substituted by 2016 c. 11 s. 13(10)(b)s. 80G(1A)(a)(b) and words substituted for words by 2016 c. 11 s. 13(11)s. 80G(1B)(a)-(c) substituted for s. 80G(1B)(a) (b) by 2016 c. 11 s. 13(12)s. 80G(2) words substituted by 2014 c. 26 Sch. 38 para. 16(5)s. 80G(3) omitted by 2014 c. 26 Sch. 38 para. 16(6)s. 80G(5) inserted by 2014 c. 26 Sch. 38 para. 16(7)s. 80DA inserted by 2014 c. 29 s. 11(6)s. 80HA inserted by 2014 c. 26 s. 297(1)s. 80HA(3)(b) words substituted by 2016 c. 11 s. 13(13)s. 90A and cross-heading inserted by 2012 c. 11 s. 16s. 90B and cross-heading inserted by 2016 c. 11 s. 36(1)s. 90C and cross-heading inserted by 2016 c. 11 s. 61s. 92(4A) inserted by 2012 c. 11 s. 13(3)s. 92(4A) omitted by 2016 c. 11 s. 10(3)s. 92(4B) inserted by 2012 c. 11 s. 9(3)s. 93(2A) inserted by 2012 c. 11 s. 23(3)(a)s. 96A inserted by 2016 c. 11 s. 21(2)s. 102(1)(c) and words added by 2012 c. 11 s. 15s. 102(5A) inserted by 2012 c. 11 s. 36(3)(b)s. 104(3) inserted by 2012 c. 11 s. 13(4)s. 104(3) omitted by 2016 c. 11 s. 10(3)s. 112(6) inserted by 2012 c. 11 s. 13(2)s. 112(6) omitted by 2016 c. 11 s. 10(3)s. 113(1A) inserted by 2012 c. 11 s. 3(1)s. 113(9A)-(10) substituted for s. 113(10) by 2012 c. 11 s. 39(2)s. 113(12) inserted by 2012 c. 11 s. 39(3)s. 288AA(8) modified by S.I. 2013/7 art. 10Sch. entries omitted by S.I. 2013/235 Sch. 2 para. 39Sch. 4 para. 11(4) inserted by 2012 c. 11 s. 13(5)Sch. 4 para. 2(5) inserted by 2016 c. 11 s. 28(4)Sch. 4 para. 3(3) inserted by 2016 c. 11 s. 28(5)Sch. 4 para. 4(2C) inserted by S.I. 2015/1764 art. 2Sch. 4 para. 4(2A)(2B) inserted by S.I. 2015/692 art. 3Sch. 4 para. 11(4) omitted by 2016 c. 11 s. 10(3)Sch. 4 para. 4(2A)(2B)(2C) omitted by 2016 c. 11 s. 10(4)Sch. 5 Pt. 1 para. 2(3A) inserted by 2016 c. 11 s. 36(4)Sch. 5 Pt. 3 para. 2A and cross-heading inserted by 2016 c. 11 s. 39(1)Sch. 5 Pt. 3 para. 3(2)(e)(f) inserted by 2016 c. 11 s. 50(8)Sch. 5 Pt. 1 para. 5A inserted by S.I. 2013/242 art. 3Sch. 5 Pt. 1 para. 5A omitted by 2016 c. 11 s. 10(5)Sch. 5 Pt. 2 SectionJ5 omitted by 2016 c. 11 s. 27(4)Sch. 5 Pt. 2 s. J4(a)(aa) substituted for Sch. 5 Pt. 2 s. J4(a) by S.I. 2014/1559 art. 5(2)Sch. 5 Pt. 2 s. D4 words inserted by 2013 c. 32 Sch. 12 para. 72Sch. 5 Pt. 2 s. B3 words inserted by 2016 c. 11 s. 3(4)Sch. 5 Pt. 2 s. B3 words inserted by 2016 c. 11 s. 3(5)Sch. 5 Pt. 2 s. F1 words inserted by S.I. 2013/192 art. 2(2)Sch. 5 Pt. 2 s. F1 words inserted by S.I. 2013/192 art. 2(3)Sch. 5 Pt. 2 s. C5 words inserted by S.I. 2014/1559 art. 2(2)Sch. 5 Pt. 2 s. C7 words inserted by S.I. 2014/1559 art. 3(2)Sch. 5 Pt. 2 s. C8 words inserted by S.I. 2014/1559 art. 4(2)Sch. 5 Pt. 2 s. J4 words inserted by S.I. 2014/1559 art. 5(3)Sch. 5 Pt. 2 s. J4 words inserted by S.I. 2014/1559 art. 5(4)(a)Sch. 5 Pt. 2 s. J4 words inserted by S.I. 2014/1559 art. 5(4)(b)Sch. 5 Pt. 2 s. E1 words inserted by S.I. 2015/1379 art. 2Sch. 5 Pt. 2 s. B3 words inserted by S.I. 2015/1764 art. 3(2)(a)Sch. 5 Pt. 2 s. B3 words inserted by S.I. 2015/1764 art. 3(2)(b)Sch. 5 Pt. 2 s. B3 words inserted by S.I. 2015/1764 art. 3(2)(c)Sch. 5 Pt. 2 s. B3 words inserted by S.I. 2015/1764 art. 3(3)Sch. 5 Pt. 2 s. B3 words omitted by 2016 c. 11 s. 3(4)Sch. 5 Pt. 2 s. B3 words omitted by 2016 c. 11 s. 3(5)Sch. 5 Pt. 2 s. B3 words substitued by 2016 c. 11 s. 3(3)Sch. 6 para. 13A 13B inserted by 2012 c. 11 s. 37Sch. 6 para. 13A modified by S.I. 2013/7 art. 11Sch. 6 para. 13B modified by S.I. 2013/7 art. 12Sch. 7 para. 3A inserted by 2016 c. 11 s. 36(6) Final provisionsE+W+S+N.I.126 Interpretation.E+W+S+N.I.(1)In this Act—
(a)the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, agreed by the Council of Europe at Rome on 4th November 1950, and
(b)the Protocols to the Convention,
(a)all those rights, powers, liabilities, obligations and restrictions from time to time created or arising by or under the [F2EU] Treaties, and
(b)all those remedies and procedures from time to time provided for by or under the [F2EU] Treaties,
are referred to as “ [F3EU] law”.
(10)In this Act, “international obligations” means any international obligations of the United Kingdom other than obligations to observe and implement [F3EU] law or the Convention rights.
Annotations:Annotations are used to give authority for changes and other effects on the legislation you are viewing and to convey editorial information. They appear at the foot of the relevant provision or under the associated heading. Annotations are categorised by annotation type, such as F-notes for textual amendments and I-notes for commencement information (a full list can be found in the Editorial Practice Guide). Each annotation is identified by a sequential reference number. For F-notes, M-notes and X-notes, the number also appears in bold superscript at the relevant location in the text. All annotations contain links to the affecting legislation.Subordinate Legislation MadeP1S. 126(1) power fully exercised (16.12.1998): different dates appointed for specified provisions by S.I. 1998/3178Amendments (Textual)F1Words in s. 126(1) repealed (25.4.2000) by 1999 c. 30, s. 88, Sch. 13 Pt. I; S.I. 2000/1047, art. 2(2)(b), Sch. Pt. IIF2Words in s. 126(9)(a)(b) substituted (22.4.2011) by The Treaty of Lisbon (Changes in Terminology) Order 2011 (S.I. 2011/1043), arts. 3, 6F3Words in s. 126(9)(10) substituted (22.4.2011) by The Treaty of Lisbon (Changes in Terminology) Order 2011 (S.I. 2011/1043), arts. 3, 6Marginal CitationsM11998 c. 42. M21998 c. 47. M31993 c. 48. M41976 c. 86. M51978 c. 30. 127 Index of defined expressions.E+W+S+N.I.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.
ExpressionProvision of this ActAct of the Scottish ParliamentSection 28(1)Advocate GeneralSection 32(4)Auditor General for ScotlandSection 69BodySection 126(1)By virtue ofSection 126(11)Clerk, and Assistant ClerkSection 20 and paragraph 3 of Schedule 2[F4EU] lawSection 126(9)Constituencies and constituency memberSection 126(1)The Convention rightsSection 126(1)Cross-border public authoritySection 88(5)Devolved competence (in relation to the exercise of functions)Section 54DocumentSection 126(1)EnactmentSections 113(6) and 126(1)Financial yearSection 126(1)FunctionsSection 126(1)Government departmentSection 126(1)The Human Rights ConventionSection 126(1)International obligationsSection 126(10)F5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Legislative competenceSection 29Member of the Scottish ExecutiveSection 44(1)Members of the staff of the Scottish AdministrationSection 126(7)Minister of the CrownSection 126(1)ModifySection 126(1)Occupational pension scheme, personal pension scheme and public service pension schemeSection 126(1)Office-holders in the Scottish AdministrationSection 126(7)Offices in the Scottish Administration which are not ministerial officesSection 126(8)Open powerSection 112(3)The ParliamentSection 126(1)“parliamentary” (in relation to constituencies, elections and electors)Section 126(1)The Parliamentary corporationSection 21(1)Pre-commencement enactmentSection 53(3)Prerogative instrumentSection 126(1)Presiding OfficerSection 19Principal appointed daySection 126(1)ProceedingsSection 126(1)PropertySection 126(1)Regional list (in relation to a party)Section 5(4)Regional returning officerSection 12(6)Regional voteSection 6(2)Regions and regional memberSection 126(1)Registered political partySection 5(9)Reserved mattersSchedule 5Retained functions (in relation to the Lord Advocate)Section 52(6)ScotlandSection 126(1) and (2)Scots criminal lawSection 126(5)Scots private lawSection 126(4)Scottish AdministrationSection 126(6)Scottish MinistersSection 44(2)Scottish public authoritySection 126(1)Scottish public authority with mixed functions or no reserved functionsParagraphs 1 and 2 of Part III of Schedule 5Scottish SealSection 2(6)The Scottish zoneSection 126(1)Staff of the ParliamentParagraph 3 of Schedule 2Standing ordersSection 126(1)Subordinate legislationSection 126(1)TribunalSection 126(1)Annotations:Annotations are used to give authority for changes and other effects on the legislation you are viewing and to convey editorial information. They appear at the foot of the relevant provision or under the associated heading. Annotations are categorised by annotation type, such as F-notes for textual amendments and I-notes for commencement information (a full list can be found in the Editorial Practice Guide). Each annotation is identified by a sequential reference number. For F-notes, M-notes and X-notes, the number also appears in bold superscript at the relevant location in the text. All annotations contain links to the affecting legislation.Amendments (Textual)F4Words in s. 127 substituted (22.4.2011) by The Treaty of Lisbon (Changes in Terminology) Order 2011 (S.I. 2011/1043), arts. 3, 6F5S. 127: entry for "Judicial Committee" repealed (1.10.2009) by Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c. 4), ss. 40(4), 146, 148(1), Sch. 9 para. 101, Sch. 18 Pt. 5; S.I. 2009/1604, art. 2Modifications etc. (not altering text)C1S. 127 extended (1.7.1999) by S.I. 1999/1379, arts. 1, 6(3); S.I. 1999/3178, art. 3128 Expenses.E+W+S+N.I.(1)There shall be paid out of money provided by Parliament—
129 Transitional provisions etc.E+W+S+N.I.(1)Subordinate legislation may make such provision as the person making the legislation considers necessary or expedient for transitory or transitional purposes in connection with the coming into force of any provision of this Act.
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Annotations:Annotations are used to give authority for changes and other effects on the legislation you are viewing and to convey editorial information. They appear at the foot of the relevant provision or under the associated heading. Annotations are categorised by annotation type, such as F-notes for textual amendments and I-notes for commencement information (a full list can be found in the Editorial Practice Guide). Each annotation is identified by a sequential reference number. For F-notes, M-notes and X-notes, the number also appears in bold superscript at the relevant location in the text. All annotations contain links to the affecting legislation.Subordinate Legislation MadeP2S. 130 power fully exercised (16.12.1998): different dates appointed for specified provisions by S.I. 1998/3178131 Extent.E+W+S+N.I.Section 25 extends only to Scotland.
132 Short title.E+W+S+N.I.This Act may be cited as the Scotland Act 1998.