# The Scotland Act 1998 (Commencement) Order 1998, Schedule 1: PROVISIONS OF THE ACT WHICH COME INTO FORCE ON 25TH JANUARY 1999


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Provisions of the Act
Subject matter
Purpose
Section 21(8)
Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body
Only for the purpose of bringing into force the provisions of Schedule 2 specified in column 1 below
Section 37
Acts of Union
Section 38(3)
Letters Patent and proclamations
Section 51(4) and (7)
Civil Service
Only 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
Section 56(2)
Shared powers
Only for the purpose of enabling subordinate legislation to be made to come into force not earlier than 1st July 1999
Section 60
Transfers of property etc. to the Scottish Ministers
Only for the purpose of enabling subordinate legislation to be made to come into force not earlier than 1st July 1999
Section 62
Transfers of property etc. to the Lord Advocate
Only for the purpose of enabling subordinate legislation to be made to come into force not earlier than 20th May 1999
Section 71(6)
Existing debt
Only for the purpose of enabling subordinate legislation to be made to come into force not earlier than 1st July 1999
Section 88
Cross-border public authorities: initial status
Only for the purpose of enabling subordinate legislation to be made to come into force not earlier than 1st July 1999
Section 97
Assistance for opposition parties
Only for the purpose of enabling subordinate legislation to be made to come into force not earlier than 6th May 1999
Section 103(3)
Judicial Committee
Only for the purpose of enabling subordinate legislation to be made to come into force not earlier than 6th May 1999
Section 105
Power to make provision consequential upon the Act
Section 106
Power to adapt functions
Schedule 2, paragraphs 2(2) to (4) and 7
Transfers of property etc. to, and Crown status of, Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body
Only for the purpose of enabling subordinate legislation to be made to come into force not earlier than 6th May 1999

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1998/3178/schedule/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/scotland-act-1998-commencement-order-1998/schedule-1
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