The Scottish Administration (Offices) Order 1999
S.I. 1999/1127 · Made 13 April 1999
CONSTITUTIONAL LAW
DEVOLUTION, SCOTLAND
Made 13th April 1999
Laid before Parliament 23rd April 1999
Coming into force 6th May 1999
At the Court at Windsor Castle, the 13th day of April 1999
Present,
The Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty in Council
Her Majesty, in exercise of the powers conferred upon Her by section 126(8)(b) of the Scotland Act 1998f1 and of all other powers enabling Her in that behalf, is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to Order, and it is hereby ordered, as follows:
Annotations to the whole text
Footnotes
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1998 c. 46. The procedure for an Order in Council under section 126(8)(b) of the Act was modified by article 4 of the Scotland Act (Transitional and Transitory Provisions) (Subordinate Legislation under the Act) Order 1998 (S.I. 1998/3216).
Contents
- 1Citation, commencement and interpretation
- 2Specification of offices
- 3Specification of offices
- Signature
- Schedule Schedule
- Explanatory note
1Citation, commencement and interpretation
This Order may be cited as the Scottish Administration (Offices) Order 1999 and shall come into force on 6th May 1999.
In this Order, “the Act” means the Scotland Act 1998.
2Specification of offices
As from the date when section 44(1)(c) of the Act comes into forcef1, the following offices are specified for the purposes of section 126(8)(b) of the Act (offices in the Scottish Administration which are not ministerial offices), namely the offices of procurator fiscal and procurator fiscal depute to which appointments may be made under sections 1(2) and 2 respectively of the Sheriff Courts and Legal Officers (Scotland) Act 1927f2.
3Specification of offices
As from the principal appointed dayf1, the offices which are mentioned in column 1 of the Schedule to this Order and which are established by, or referred to in, the enactment mentioned in the corresponding entry in column 2 of that Schedule, are also specified for the purposes of section 126(8)(b) of the Act.
Signature
A.K. Galloway
Clerk of the Privy Council
| Column 1 | Column 2 |
|---|---|
| Offices | Enactments |
| Accountant in Bankruptcy | Section 1(1) of the Bankruptcy (Scotland) Act 1985 (c. 66)f1 |
| Accountant of Court | Section 25 of the Administration of Justice (Scotland) Act 1933 (c. 41)f2 |
| Assistant Inspector of Fire Services for Scotland | Section 24 of the Fire Services Act 1947 (c. 41) |
| Chief Dental Officer of the Scottish Administration | Paragraph 1(2)(b) of Schedule 1 to the Dentists Act 1984 (c. 24)f3 |
| Chief Medical Officer of the Scottish Administration | Section 2(2) of the Abortion Act 1967 (c. 87)f4 |
| Depute, Assistant or other Clerk in the Justiciary Office of the High Court of Justiciary | Section 23(1) of the Administration of Justice (Scotland) Act 1933 |
| Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Constabulary | Section 33 of the Police (Scotland) Act 1967 (c. 77) |
| Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Prisons for Scotland | Section 7 of the Prisons (Scotland) Act 1989 (c. 45) |
| Her Majesty’s Inspector of Anatomy for Scotland | Section 9 of the Anatomy Act 1984 (c. 44) |
| Her Majesty’s Inspector of Constabulary | Section 33 of the Police (Scotland) Act 1967 |
| Her Majesty’s Inspector of Fire Services for Scotland | Section 24 of the Fire Services Act 1947 |
| Her Majesty’s Inspector of Schools | Section 135(1) of the Education (Scotland) Act 1980 (c. 44)f5 |
| Macer in the Court of Session and Macer in the High Court of Justiciary | Section 24(7) of the Administration of Justice (Scotland) Act 1933f6 |
| Principal Clerk of Justiciary | Section 25 of the Administration of Justice (Scotland) Act 1933 |
| Principal Clerk of Session and other Clerks or Officers of the Court of Session | Section 24(1) of the Administration of Justice (Scotland) Act 1933 |
| Queen’s Printer for Scotland | Section 92 of the Scotland Act 1998 |
| Registrar of Independent Schools | Section 98(1) of the Education (Scotland) Act 1980f7 |
| Rent Officer | Section 43(3) of the Rent (Scotland) Act 1984 (c. 58)f8 |
| Sheriff Clerk | Section 1(1) of the Sheriff Courts and Legal Officers (Scotland) Act 1927 (c. 35)f9 |
| Sheriff Clerk Depute | Section 2 of the Sheriff Courts and Legal Officers (Scotland) Act 1927f10 |
| Social Work Inspector | Section 6 of the Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968 (c. 68) |
| The Queen’s and Lord Treasurer’s Remembrancer | Section 2 of the Public Revenues (Scotland) Act 1833 (c. 13) |
Explanatory note
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order specifies the offices in the Scottish Administration which are not ministerial offices for the purposes of the Scotland Act 1998 (“the Act”).
This Order specifies the offices of procurator fiscal and procurator fiscal depute to be offices in the Scottish Administration as from the date when section 44(1)(c) of the Act comes into force. The day currently appointed for the coming into force of that section is 20th May 1999 by virtue of the Scotland Act 1998 (Commencement) Order 1998 (S.I. 1998/3178).
This Order also specifies the offices mentioned in the Schedule to the Order to be offices in the Scottish Administration as from the principal appointed day. That day is currently 1st July 1999 by virtue of the Scotland Act 1998 (Commencement) Order 1998.
The offices specified in this Order are in addition to those specified in section 126(8)(a) of the Act, namely the Registrar General of Births, Deaths and Marriages for Scotland, the Keeper of the Registers of Scotland, and the Keeper of the Records of Scotland.