{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/scotland-act-1998-general-transitory-transitional-and-savings-provisions-amendment-order-1999/article-2",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/scotland-act-1998-general-transitory-transitional-and-savings-provisions-amendment-order-1999/article-2.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1999/1334",
  "legislation_title": "The Scotland Act 1998 (General Transitory, Transitional and Savings Provisions) Amendment Order 1999",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/scotland-act-1998-general-transitory-transitional-and-savings-provisions-amendment-order-1999",
  "path": "article/2",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "2",
  "heading": "Interpretation",
  "text": "In this Order–\n“the Act” means the Scotland Act 1998;\n“LO-date” means the date when section 44(1)(c) of the Act comes into force; and\n“the principal Order” means the Scotland Act 1998 (General Transitory, Transitional and Savings Provisions) Order 1999.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "In terms of the Scotland Act 1998 (Commencement) Order 1998 (S.I. 1998/3178), section 44(1)(c) comes into force on 20th May 1999. It is the date when the Lord Advocate ceases to be a Minister of the Crown and becomes a member of the Scottish Executive."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "S.I. 1999/901."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1999/1334/article/2",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T10:48:30.659839+00:00"
  },
  "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."
}