{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/scotland-act-1998-transitory-and-transitional-provisions-laying-of-reports-order-1999/article-2",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/scotland-act-1998-transitory-and-transitional-provisions-laying-of-reports-order-1999/article-2.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1999/1594",
  "legislation_title": "The Scotland Act 1998 (Transitory and Transitional Provisions) (Laying of Reports) Order 1999",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/scotland-act-1998-transitory-and-transitional-provisions-laying-of-reports-order-1999",
  "path": "article/2",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "2",
  "heading": "Interpretation",
  "text": "(1) In this Order—\n“the Act” means the Scotland Act 1998;\n“Pre-Scottish functions” are functions which will on the principal appointed day become Scottish functions;\n“report” includes accounts and any statement; and\n“Scottish functions” has the same meaning as in section 119 of the Act.\n(2) Unless otherwise provided, any reference in this Order to a numbered article is a reference to an article bearing that number in this Order and any reference in an article to a numbered paragraph is to a paragraph bearing that number in that article.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1999/1594/article/2",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T10:41:42.893890+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."
}