# The Scotland Act 1998 (Transitory and Transitional Provisions) (Removal of Judges) Order 1999, Article 1: Citation, commencement and interpretation


(1) This Order may be cited as the Scotland Act 1998 (Transitory and Transitional Provisions) (Removal of Judges) Order 1999 and shall come into force on the principal appointed day.
(2) In this Order–
“the Act” means the Scotland Act 1998;
“advocate” means a member of the Faculty of Advocates; and
“foreign lawyer” and “solicitor” have the same meanings as in section 65(1) of the Solicitors (Scotland) Act 1980.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1999/1017/article/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/scotland-act-1998-transitory-and-transitional-provisions-removal-of-judges-order-1999/article-1
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