Introductory text
Court Of Session
Made 17th August 2009
Laid before the Scottish Parliament 18th August 2009
Coming into force 1st September 2009
The Scottish Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 68(5) of the Access to Justice Act 1999f1 and all other powers enabling them to do so.
Annotations
Footnotes
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1999 c.22. Under section 109(7) of the Access to Justice Act 1999 (“the 1999 Act”), that Act is to be taken to be a pre-commencement enactment within the meaning of the Scotland Act 1998 (c.46). Section 68(6) of the 1999 Act contains a definition of “the appropriate Minister” relevant to the exercise of the power under which this instrument is made. Section 68(6) of the 1999 Act was amended by the Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c. 4). The functions of the Secretary of State in or as regards Scotland were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998.