Article 1 Citation, commencement and interpretation

This Order may be cited as the Transfer of Property etc. (Lord Advocate) Order 1999 and shall come into force when section 44(1)(c) of the Act comes into force^f1.

In this Order–

• “the Act” means the Scotland Act 1998;

• “relevant functions” means–

  1. (a)

     the retained functions of the Lord Advocate which fall within section 52(6)(a) of the Act; and

  2. (b)

     the functions of any procurator fiscal and procurator fiscal depute appointed under sections 1(2) and 2 respectively of the Sheriff Courts and Legal Officers (Scotland) Act 1927^f2.

In this Order, any reference to excepted property or excepted liabilities shall be construed in accordance with article 5 of this Order.