Article 2 Interpretation

(1)

In this Order–

“the Act” means the Scotland Act 1998;
“general election” means an ordinary or extraordinary general election for membership of the Parliament held under section 2 or section 3 of the Act; and
“year” means a year starting with 1st April.

(2)

For the purposes of this Order, a person who is a member of the Parliament immediately before the Parliament is dissolved shall be treated–

(a)

if he continues to hold office by virtue of section 19(2) (term of office of the Presiding Officer and deputies) of, or paragraph 1 of Schedule 2 (term of office of members of the Parliamentary corporation) to, the Act, as if he were such a member until the end of the day on which he ceases to hold such office; and

(b)

if he does not fall within sub-paragraph (a) but is nominated as a candidate at the subsequent general election, as if he were such a member until the end of the day on which the election is held.

(3)

In this Order, any reference to a numbered article is to the article bearing that number in this Order, and any reference in an article of this Order to a numbered paragraph is to the paragraph bearing that number in that article.