Article 2 Citation, commencement and interpretation

In this Order—

• “the 1999 Statutory Instruments Order” means the Scotland Act 1998 (Transitory and Transitional Provisions) (Statutory Instruments) Order 1999^f1;

• “the 2011 Regulations” means the Scottish Statutory Instruments Regulations 2011;

• “the Act” means the Interpretation and Legislative Reform (Scotland) Act 2010;

• “pre-commencement instrument”—

  1. (a)

     means a document that was a Scottish statutory instrument, within the meaning of the 1999 Statutory Instruments Order, before 6th April 2011; and

  2. (b)

     in articles 6 to 12 of this Order, includes a resolution of the Scottish Parliament passed before 6th April 2011 pursuant to either—

     1. (i)

        paragraph 10(1) of the schedule to the Interests of Members of the Scottish Parliament Act 2006^f2; or

     2. (ii)

        section 3 of the Scottish Parliamentary Pensions Act 2009^f3;

• “Queen’s Printer” means the Queen’s Printer for Scotland.