# The Scotland Act 1998 (Cross-Border Public Authorities)(Specification) Order 1999 S.I. 1999/1319 · made 11 May 1999 This Order specifies certain bodies, government departments, offices and office-holders as cross-border public authorities for the purposes of the Scotland Act 1998. The specified bodies, government departments, offices and office-holders are listed in the Schedule to the Order. Sections 88 to 90 of the 1998 Act make special provision for the treatment of cross-border public authorities in consequence of the provisions in that Act which confer powers on the Scottish Parliament and Scottish Executive. Made under: Scotland Act 1998 (Section 88) ## Introductory text CONSTITUTIONAL LAW DEVOLUTION, SCOTLAND Made 11th May 1999 Laid before Parliament 18th May 1999 Coming into force in accordance with article 1(2) At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 11th day of May 1999 Present, The Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty in Council Her Majesty, in exercise of the powers conferred upon Her by section 88(5) of the Scotland Act 1998, 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:– ## 1 Citation and commencement (1) This Order may be cited as the Scotland Act 1998 (Cross-Border Public Authorities) (Specification) Order 1999. (2) This Order shall come into force on the principal appointed day. ## 2 Specification of bodies etc. The bodies, government departments, offices and office-holders mentioned in column 1 of the Schedule to this Order (and which are constituted by the enactment or, as the case may be, instrument, if any, mentioned in the corresponding entry in column 2 of that Schedule) are hereby specified for the purposes of section 88(5) of the Scotland Act 1998. ## Signature A. K. Galloway Clerk of the Privy Council ## Column 1 Column 2 Bodies, government departments, offices and office-holders Enactments and instruments Administration of Radioactive Substances Advisory Committee Article 3(1) of the Medicines (Administration of Radioactive Substances) Regulations 1978 (S.I. 1978/1006). Advisory Committee on Hazardous Substances Article 2 of the Advisory Committee on Hazardous Substances Order 1991 (S.I. 1991/1487). Advisory Committee on Historic Wreck Sites Advisory Committee on Pesticides Article 3 of the Control of Pesticides (Advisory Committee on Pesticides) Order 1985 (S.I. 1985/1516). Advisory Committee on Releases to the Environment Section 124 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 (c. 43). Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs Section 1 of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (c. 38). Advisory Group on Hepatitis Alcohol Education and Research Council Section 6 of the Licensing (Alcohol Education and Research) Act 1981 (c. 28). British Library Board Sections 1(2) and 2 of the British Library Act 1972 (c. 54). British Potato Council Article 3 of the Potato Industry Development Council Order 1997 (S.I. 1997/266). British Tourist Authority Section 1 of the Development of Tourism Act 1969 (c. 51). British Waterways Board Section 1 of the Transport Act 1962 (c. 46). British Wool Marketing Board Paragraph 4 of the Schedule to the British Wool Marketing Scheme (Approval) Order 1950 (S.I. 1950/1326). Central Bureau for Educational Visits and Exchanges Central Council for Education and Training in Social Work Section 10 of the Health and Social Services and Social Security Adjudications Act 1983 (c. 41). Chief Commissioner and Commissioners Section 91 of the Police Act 1997 (c. 50). Clinical Standards Advisory Group Section 62 of the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990 (c. 19). Committee of Investigation for Great Britain Section 19 of the Agricultural Marketing Act 1958 (c. 47). Community Development Foundation Declaration of Trust dated 12th December 1967. Construction Industry Training Board The Industrial Training (Construction Board) Order 1964 (S.I. 1964/1079). Consumers' Committee for Great Britain Section 19 of the Agricultural Marketing Act 1958 (c. 47). Controller of Plant Variety Rights Section 2(1) of the Plant Varieties Act 1997 (c. 66). Council on Tribunals Section 1(1) of the Tribunals and Inquiries Act 1992 (c. 53). The Criminal Injuries Compensation Appeals Panel The Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme 1996. The Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority Criminal Injuries Compensation Board The Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme 1990. Design Council Royal Charter dated 19th May 1976. Disabled Persons Transport Advisory Committee Section 125 of the Transport Act 1985 (c. 67). Engineering Construction Industry Training Board The Industrial Training (Engineering Board) Order 1964 (S.I. 1964/1086). The Fire Services Examinations Board Regulation 3 of the Fire Services (Examinations) Regulations 1985 (S.I. 1985/1176). Food from Britain Section 1 of the Agriculture Marketing Act 1983 (c. 3). Forestry Commissioners Section 1 of the Forestry Act 1967 (c. 10). Government Chemist Home-Grown Cereals Authority Section 1 of the Cereals Marketing Act 1965 (c. 14). Horticultural Development Council Article 3 of the Horticultural Development Council Order 1986 (S.I. 1986/1110). Inland Waterways Amenity Advisory Council Section 110 of the Transport Act 1968 (c. 73). Intervention Board for Agricultural Produce Section 6(1) of the European Communities Act 1972 (c. 68) and the Intervention Board for Agricultural Produce Order 1972 (S.I. 1972/1578). Joint Committee on General Practitioner Training Section 6 of the National Health Service Act 1977 (c. 49). Joint Nature Conservation Committee Section 128(4) of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 (c. 43). The licensing authority Section 1(1) of the Activity Centres (Young Persons' Safety) Act 1995 (c. 15). Meat and Livestock Commission Section 1 of the Agriculture Act 1967 (c. 22). Meat and Livestock Commission Consumers' Committee Section 2 of, and Schedule 1 to, the Agriculture Act 1967. Milk Development Council Article 3 of the Milk Development Council Order 1995 (S.I. 1995/356). Museums and Galleries Commission Royal Charter dated 31st December 1986. National Consumer Council The National Criminal Intelligence Service Section 2 of the Police Act 1997 (c. 50). National Radiological Protection Board Section 1(1) of the Radiological Protection Act 1970 (c. 46). Plant Varieties and Seeds Tribunal Section 42 of the Plant Varieties Act 1997 (c. 66). Plant Varieties Rights Office Section 2(1) and 2(2) of the Plant Varieties Act 1997 (c. 66). Police Information Technology Organisation Section 109 of the Police Act 1997 (c. 50). Police Negotiating Board for the United Kingdom Section 61 of the Police Act 1996 (c. 16). Rail Users' Consultative Committee for Scotland Section 2 of the Railways Act 1993 (c. 43). Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution Royal Warrant dated 20th February 1970 (Cmnd 4585). Scottish Association of Citizens Advice Bureaux Scottish Committee of the Council on Tribunals Section 2(2) of the Tribunals and Inquiries Act 1992 (c. 53). Scottish Consumer Council Sea Fish Industry Authority Section 1 of the Fisheries Act 1981 (c. 29). Sea Fish Licence Tribunal Section 4AA of the Sea Fish (Conservation) Act 1967 (c. 84). The Service Authority for the National Criminal Intelligence Service Section 1 of the Police Act 1997 (c. 50). The Theatres Trust Section 1(1) of the Theatres Trust Act 1976 (c. 27). Traffic Commissioner for the Scottish Traffic Area Section 4(2) of the Public Passenger Vehicles Act 1981 (c. 14). The Trustees of the National Heritage Memorial Fund Section 1(2) of the National Heritage Act 1980 (c. 17). United Kingdom Sports Council Royal Charter dated 19th September 1996. United Kingdom Transplant Support Service Authority Article 2 of the United Kingdom Transplant Support Service Authority (Establishment and Constitution) Order 1991 (S.I. 1991/407). Unrelated Live Transplant Regulatory Authority Article 2 of the Human Organ Transplants (Unrelated Persons) Regulations 1989 (S.I. 1989/2480). ## Explanatory note (This note is not part of the Order) This Order specifies certain bodies, government departments, offices and office-holders as cross-border public authorities for the purposes of the Scotland Act 1998. The specified bodies, government departments, offices and office-holders are listed in the Schedule to the Order. Sections 88 to 90 of the 1998 Act make special provision for the treatment of cross-border public authorities in consequence of the provisions in that Act which confer powers on the Scottish Parliament and Scottish Executive. --- Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1999/1319 (the official version) Page: https://openlegislation.uk/scotland-act-1998-cross-border-public-authoritiesspecification-order-1999 Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.