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Section 57 ... Convention rights ....F6F7I1

United Kingdom

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A member of the F2Scottish Government has no power to make any subordinate legislation, or to do any other act, so far as the legislation or act is incompatible with any of the Convention rights F3....

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Subsection (2) does not apply to an act of the Lord Advocate—

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in prosecuting any offence, or

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in his capacity as head of the systems of criminal prosecution and investigation of deaths in Scotland,

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Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

S. 57(1) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (c. 16), s. 25(4), Sch. 3 para. 13(2)(c) (with s. 19, Sch. 8 para. 37); S.I. 2020/1622, reg. 3(l) (with regs. 10, 22)

F2

Words in Act substituted (3.7.2012) by Scotland Act 2012 (c. 11), ss. 12(2)(a), 44(5) (with s. 12(3)); S.I. 2012/1710, art. 2(f)

F3

Words in s. 57(2) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (c. 16), s. 25(4), Sch. 3 para. 1(a) (with s. 19, Sch. 8 paras. 37, 41, 42); S.I. 2020/1622, reg. 3(l) (with regs. 10, 22)

F4

Words in s. 57(3) omitted (22.4.2013) by virtue of Scotland Act 2012 (c. 11), ss. 36(2), 44(5); S.I. 2013/6, art. 2(c)

F5

S. 57(4)-(15) omitted (31.3.2022) by virtue of The European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (Repeal of EU Restrictions in Devolution Legislation, etc.) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/357), regs. 1(1), 2(4)(b)

F6

Words in s. 57 heading omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (c. 16), s. 25(4), Sch. 3 para. 13(2)(a) (with s. 19, Sch. 8 para. 37); S.I. 2020/1622, reg. 3(l) (with regs. 10, 22)

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Words in s. 57 heading omitted (31.3.2022) by virtue of The European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (Repeal of EU Restrictions in Devolution Legislation, etc.) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/357), regs. 1(1), 2(4)(a)

Modifications

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S. 57(2) restricted (1.3.2019) by European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (c. 16), s. 25(4), Sch. 8 para. 41(6)(9) (with s. 19, Sch. 8 para. 37); S.I. 2019/399, reg. 2

C2

S. 57(2) excluded (19.5.2020) by European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Act 2020 (c. 1), s. 42(7), Sch. 5 para. 64 (with s. 38(3)); S.I. 2020/518, reg. 2(p)(v)

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S. 57(2) restricted (31.12.2020) by European Union (Future Relationship) Act 2020 (c. 29), s. 40(6)(g), Sch. 6 para. 12

C4

S. 57(2) excluded in part (6.5.2021) by Trade Act 2021 (c. 10), Sch. 3 para. 4; S.I. 2021/550, reg. 2(h)

Commencement

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S. 57(1) in force at 1.7.1998, s. 52(2) in force at 6.5.1998, s. 57(3) in force at 20.5.1999 by S.I. 1998/3178, arts. 2(2), 3