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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/scotland-act-1998-commencement-order-1998/schedule-1",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1998/3178",
  "legislation_title": "The Scotland Act 1998 (Commencement) Order 1998",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/scotland-act-1998-commencement-order-1998",
  "path": "schedule/1",
  "kind": "schedule",
  "number": "1",
  "heading": "PROVISIONS OF THE ACT WHICH COME INTO FORCE ON 25TH JANUARY 1999",
  "text": "Column 1\nColumn 2\nColumn 3\nProvisions of the Act\nSubject matter\nPurpose\nSection 21(8)\nScottish Parliamentary Corporate Body\nOnly for the purpose of bringing into force the provisions of Schedule 2 specified in column 1 below\nSection 37\nActs of Union\nSection 38(3)\nLetters Patent and proclamations\nSection 51(4) and (7)\nCivil Service\nOnly for the purpose of enabling any delegation of civil service management functions or any determination of payments to be made to come into force not earlier than 6th May 1999\nSection 56(2)\nShared powers\nOnly for the purpose of enabling subordinate legislation to be made to come into force not earlier than 1st July 1999\nSection 60\nTransfers of property etc. to the Scottish Ministers\nOnly for the purpose of enabling subordinate legislation to be made to come into force not earlier than 1st July 1999\nSection 62\nTransfers of property etc. to the Lord Advocate\nOnly for the purpose of enabling subordinate legislation to be made to come into force not earlier than 20th May 1999\nSection 71(6)\nExisting debt\nOnly for the purpose of enabling subordinate legislation to be made to come into force not earlier than 1st July 1999\nSection 88\nCross-border public authorities: initial status\nOnly for the purpose of enabling subordinate legislation to be made to come into force not earlier than 1st July 1999\nSection 97\nAssistance for opposition parties\nOnly for the purpose of enabling subordinate legislation to be made to come into force not earlier than 6th May 1999\nSection 103(3)\nJudicial Committee\nOnly for the purpose of enabling subordinate legislation to be made to come into force not earlier than 6th May 1999\nSection 105\nPower to make provision consequential upon the Act\nSection 106\nPower to adapt functions\nSchedule 2, paragraphs 2(2) to (4) and 7\nTransfers of property etc. to, and Crown status of, Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body\nOnly for the purpose of enabling subordinate legislation to be made to come into force not earlier than 6th May 1999",
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  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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