{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/scotland-act-1998-specification-of-functions-and-transfer-of-property-etc-order-2019/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/scotland-act-1998-specification-of-functions-and-transfer-of-property-etc-order-2019/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2019/183",
  "legislation_title": "The Scotland Act 1998 (Specification of Functions and Transfer of Property etc. ) Order 2019",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/scotland-act-1998-specification-of-functions-and-transfer-of-property-etc-order-2019",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Constitutional Law\nDevolution, Scotland\nForestry\nMade 13th February 2019\nLaid before Parliament 20th February 2019\nLaid before the Scottish Parliament 20th February 2019\nComing into force in accordance with article 1(2)\nAt the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 13th day of February 2019\nPresent,\nThe Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty in Council\nThis Order is made by Her Majesty in Council in exercise of the powers conferred upon Her by sections 90(2) and (4), 93(3) and 113(4) of the Scotland Act 1998 and all other powers enabling Her Majesty to do so.\nThe Forestry Commissioners have been specified as a cross-border public authority.\nSection 81 of the Forestry and Land Management (Scotland) Act 2018 provides that the functions of the Forestry Commissioners which were exercisable in or as regards Scotland immediately before the date on which that section comes into force are no longer exercisable in or as regards Scotland.\nIn accordance with section 90(5) of the Scotland Act 1998, the Forestry Commissioners were consulted prior to a recommendation being made to Her Majesty in Council to make this Order.\nAccordingly, Her Majesty, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, makes the following Order:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1998 c.46; section 93 was amended by the Scotland Act 2012 (c.11), section 23(3)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "For the purposes of the Scotland Act 1998 (c.46) (“the 1998 Act”) “cross-border public authorities” are those bodies, government departments, offices or office-holders specified as a cross-border public authority in an Order in Council made under section 88(5) of the 1998 Act. The Forestry Commissioners are so specified in S.I. 1999/1319."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "2018 asp 8."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2019/183/introduction",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-07T03:36:38.634459+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."
}