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The Scotland Act 1998 (Agency Arrangements) (Specification) Order 1999

S.I. 1999/1512 · Made 2 June 1999 · Extends to United Kingdom

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CONSTITUTIONAL LAW

DEVOLUTION, SCOTLAND

Made 2nd June 1999

Laid before Parliament 10th June 1999

Laid before the Scottish Parliament 10th June 1999

Coming into force in accordance with article 1(2)

At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 2nd day of June 1999

Present,

The Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty in Council

Her Majesty, in exercise of the powers conferred upon Her by sections 93(3) and 113 of the Scotland Act 1998f1, and of all other powers enabling Her in that behalf, is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to order, and it is hereby ordered, as follows:

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Footnotes

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1998 c. 46.

Contents

  1. 1Citation, commencement and interpretation
  2. 2Specification of functions
  3. Signature
  4. Schedule 1: FUNCTIONS CONFERRED ON A MINISTER OF THE CROWN
  5. 1Paragraph 1 Repealed
  6. 2Paragraph 2
  7. 3Paragraph 3 Repealed
  8. 4Paragraph 4 Repealed
  9. 5Paragraph 5
  10. 6Paragraph 6
  11. 7Paragraph 7
  12. 8Paragraph 8
  13. 9Paragraph 9
  14. 10Paragraph 10
  15. 11Paragraph 11
  16. 12Paragraph 12
  17. 13Paragraph 13 Repealed
  18. 14Paragraph 14 Repealed
  19. 15Paragraph 15 Repealed
  20. 16Paragraph 16 Repealed
  21. 17Paragraph 17 Repealed
  22. 18Paragraph 18 Repealed
  23. 19Paragraph 19 Repealed
  24. Schedule 2: FUNCTIONS EXERCISABLE BY THE SCOTTISH MINISTERS
  25. 1Paragraph 1 Repealed
  26. 2Paragraph 2 Repealed
  27. 3Paragraph 3 Repealed
  28. 4Paragraph 4
  29. 5Paragraph 5
  30. 6Paragraph 6
  31. 7Paragraph 7
  32. 8Paragraph 8
  33. 9Paragraph 9
  34. 10Paragraph 10 Repealed
  35. 11Paragraph 11 Repealed
  36. 12Paragraph 12
  37. 13Paragraph 13
  38. 14Paragraph 14
  39. 15Paragraph 15
  40. 16Paragraph 16
  41. Schedule 3: FUNCTIONS OF THE SCOTTISH NIINISTERS Repealed
  42. 1Paragraph 1 Repealed
  43. 2Paragraph 2 Repealed
  44. Explanatory note

1Citation, commencement and interpretationI1

(1)

This Order may be cited as the Scotland Act 1998 (Agency Arrangements) (Specification) Order 1999.

(2)

This Order shall come into force on the principal appointed dayf1.

F1(3)

In this Order “the 1998 Act” means the Scotland Act 1998.

2Specification of functionsI1

(1)

The functions conferred on a Minister of the Crown by the enactments specified in Schedule 1 to this Order are hereby specified for the purposes of section 93(1) of the 1998 Act.

(2)

The functions exercisable by the Scottish Ministers under the enactments mentioned in Schedule 2 to this Order are hereby specified for the purposes of section 93(1) of the 1998 Act.

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Signature

A. K Galloway

Clerk of the Privy Council

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Sections 18(5), 29(4A), 29(5), 29(6) and 29(7) of the Representation of the People Act 1983f1 (functions relating to funding arrangements for, and the conduct of, parliamentary elections).

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Section 47(1) of the Representation of the People Act 1983f1 (function relating to determining terms and conditions for loans of equipment for local government elections).

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Regulations 43(2) and 55(2) of the Representation of the People (Scotland) Regulations 1986f1 (functions of directing an adaptation of the electors lists and electoral register in force inconsequence of an alteration of parliamentary polling districts).

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Regulation 51(2) of the Representation of the People (Scotland) Regulations 1986 (function of receiving copies of electoral register).

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Regulation 12(4) of the Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) Regulations 1997f1 (function of approving a packaging waste scheme).

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Regulation 17(2) of the Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) Regulations 1997 (function of withdrawal of approval of a packaging waste scheme).

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Regulation 18 of the Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) Regulations 1997 (function in relation to appeal by an operator of a scheme against refusal or cancellation of registration).

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Regulation 19 of, and Schedule 5 to, the Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) Regulations 1997 (function in relation to the procedure of appeals).

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Regulation 20 of the Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) Regulations 1997 (function in relation to the determination of appeals).

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Section 16(11) of the Food and Environment Protection Act 1985 (functions of requiring the provision of information by importers, exporters, manufacturers, distributors or users of a pesticide).

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Section 16(13A) of the Food and Environment Protection Act 1985f1 (function in relation to the recovery of expenses).

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Section 18 of the Food and Environment Protection Act 1985f1 (functions in relation to approval fees and other payments).

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Regulation 5 of the Control of Pesticides Regulations 1986f1 (functions in relation to approvals for the advertisement, sale, supply, storage and use of pesticides).

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Regulation 6 of, and Schedules 1 to 4 to, the Control of Pesticides Regulations 1986f1 (functions in relation to consents to the advertisement, sale, supply, storage and use of pesticides and in relation to conditions to which such consents are made subject).

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Section 30 of the Jobseekers Act 1995f1 (function of paying grants to such persons as are considered appropriate in relation to expenditure in connection with the provision or maintenance of resettlement places).

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Regulation 5 of the Plant Protection Products (Basic Conditions) Regulations 1997f1 (functions in relation to approvals for the advertisement of prescribed plant protection products).

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Regulation 6 of the Plant Protection Products (Basic Conditions) Regulations 1997 (functions in relation to approvals for the storage of prescribed plant protection products).

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Regulation 7 of, and Schedules 1 to 4 to, the Plant Protection Products (Basic Conditions) Regulations 1997 (functions in relation to consents to the advertisement, sale, supply, storage and use of prescribed plant protection products and in relation to conditions to which such consents are made subject).

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Section 2(2) of the Road Traffic (NHS Charges) Act 1999f1 (function relating to the issue of certificates of NHS charges for the treatment of road traffic accident victims).

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Sections 5(2), 5(3), 13(1) and 13(2) of the Road Traffic (NHS Charges) Act 1999(functions relating to the recovery and payment to hospitals of, NHS charges for treatment of road traffic accident victims).

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Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order specifies certain functions of a Minister of the Crown and of the Scottish Ministers for the purposes of section 93(1) of the Scotland Act 1998. Section 93(1) allows a Minister of the Crown to make arrangements for any of his specified functions to be exercised on his behalf by the Scottish Ministers and allows the Scottish Ministers to make arrangements for any of their specified functions to be exercised on their behalf by a Minister of the Crown.

The functions of a Minister of the Crown which may be exercised by the Scottish Ministers on his behalf are those conferred by the enactments specified in Schedule 1 to this Order.

The statutory functions of the Scottish Ministers which may be exercised by a Minister of the Crown on their behalf are those exercisable by the Scottish Ministers under the enactments specified in Schedule 2 to this Order.

The non-statutory functions of the Scottish Ministers which may be exercised by a Minister of the Crown on their behalf are described in Schedule 3 to this Order.

This Order will come into force on the principal appointed day. That day is 1st July 1999 by virtue of the Scotland Act 1998 (Commencement) Order 1998 (S.I. 1998/3178).