Article 1 Citation, commencement and interpretation

This Order may be cited as the Scotland Act 2012 (Transitional and Consequential Provisions) Order 2013 and comes into force on 22nd April 2013.

In this Order—

• “the 1995 Act” means the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995^f1;

• “the 1998 Act” means the Scotland Act 1998^f2;

• “the 2012 Act” means the Scotland Act 2012;

• “compatibility issue” has the meaning given by section 288ZA(2) of the 1995 Act^f3;

• “convertible devolution issue” has the meaning given by article 2;

• “devolution issue” has the meaning given by paragraph 1 of Schedule 6 to the 1998 Act^f4 as if the amendments made by section 36(4) of the 2012 Act were not in force;

• “relevant date” means 22nd April 2013.