# The Scotland Act 2012 (Transitional and Consequential Provisions) Order 2013, Article 2: Definition of convertible devolution issue


(1) A convertible devolution issue is a question arising in criminal proceedings before the relevant date which—
(a) is a devolution issue;
(b) would have been a compatibility issue had it arisen on or after that date; and
(c) has not been finally determined before the relevant date.
(2) But a devolution issue arising in criminal proceedings before the relevant date is not a convertible devolution issue if—
(a) the issue has been referred, or a determination of the issue has been appealed, to the Supreme Court under Schedule 6 to the 1998 Act; and
(b) the hearing of the reference or appeal commences before the relevant date.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2013/7/article/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/scotland-act-2012-transitional-and-consequential-provisions-order-2013/article-2
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