# The Private Legislation Procedure (Scotland) General Order 1993

S.I. 1993/2660 · made 26 October 1993

This Order amends the General Orders made under section 15 of the Private Legislation Procedure (Scotland) Act 1936, which regulate the procedure for obtaining Parliamentary powers by way of Provisional Order in matters affecting Scotland.

Made under: 1936 c. 52 (Section 15)

## Introductory text

PRIVATE LEGISLATION PROCEDURE, SCOTLAND
Made 26th October 1993
Laid before Parliament 5th November 1993
Coming into force 27th November 1993
The Chairman of Committees of the House of Lords and the Chairman of Ways and Means in the House of Commons, acting jointly with the Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on them by section 15 of the Private Legislation Procedure (Scotland) Act 1936 and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Order:

## 1 Citation and commencement

This Order may be cited as the Private Legislation Procedure (Scotland) General Order 1993 and shall come into force on 27th November 1993, but the amendments made by this Order shall not apply in respect of Provisional Orders deposited before that date.

## 2 Amendment of General Orders

The Private Legislation Procedure (Scotland) General Orders 1946 shall be amended in accordance with the following provisions of this Order.

## 3 General Order 4

In General Order 4–
(a) in paragraph (4), the words from “in the Office” to “Commons,” shall be deleted; and
(b) in paragraph (5), for the words “any of those offices” there shall be substituted the words “the Scottish Office, London,”.

## 4 General Order 11

In paragraph (b) of General Order 11–
(a) the words from “in the Office” to “Commons,” shall be deleted; and
(b) for the words “any of those offices” there shall be substituted the words “that office”.

## 5 General Order 77

In paragraph (1) of General Order 77, the words from “in the Office” to “Commons,” shall be deleted.

## Signature

Ampthill
Chairman of Committees of the House of Lords
19th October 1993
Michael Morris
Chairman of Way and Means in the House of Commons
20th October 1993
Ian Lang
One of Her Majesty’s Principal Secretaries of State
26th October 1993

## Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order amends the General Orders made under section 15 of the Private Legislation Procedure (Scotland) Act 1936, which regulate the procedure for obtaining Parliamentary powers by way of Provisional Order in matters affecting Scotland.
The amendments made by this Order remove the need for Petitions against Provisional Orders to be deposited in the Office of the Clerk of the Parliaments, House of Lords, and in the Private Bill Office of the House of Commons.

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