# The Scotland Act 2012 (Transitional and Consequential Provisions) Order 2013, Article 8: Right of the Advocate General to take part in proceedings


Where, before the relevant date, the Advocate General was a party to criminal proceedings so far as they related to a convertible devolution issue by virtue of paragraph 6 of Schedule 6 to the 1998 Act, the Advocate General is to be treated as being a party to criminal proceedings in pursuance of section 288ZA(1) of the 1995 Act so far as they relate to a compatibility issue.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2013/7/article/8 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/scotland-act-2012-transitional-and-consequential-provisions-order-2013/article-8
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