# The Scotland Act 1998 (General Transitory, Transitional and Savings Provisions) Order 1999, Article 7: Civil proceedings


(1) On the principal appointed day, any interest of the Advocate General to which this paragraph applies in civil proceedings pending before any court or tribunal immediately before that date shall transfer to, and become exercisable by, the Lord Advocate.
(2) Paragraph (1) applies to any interest of the Advocate General in civil proceedings whether as a party or otherwise—
(a) where the proceedings, if they had been commenced on that date, would have been on behalf of or against any part of what will then be the Scottish Administration; or
(b) where the interest is a matter of public interest for which the Lord Advocate will then be responsible as the principal Law Officer of the Crown in right of the Scottish Administration.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1999/901/article/7 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/scotland-act-1998-general-transitory-transitional-and-savings-provisions-order-1999/article-7
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