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        Scotland Act 1998 (c. 46)
        Introductory Text
        Main body
        Part I The Scottish Parliament
        The Scottish Parliament
        1. The Scottish Parliament.
        General elections
        2. Ordinary general elections.
        3. Extraordinary general elections.
        4. Calculating time for meeting of the Parliament.
        5. Candidates.
        6. Poll for regional members.
        7. Calculation of regional figures.
        8. Allocation of seats to regional members.
        Vacancies
        9. Constituency vacancies.
        10. Regional vacancies.
        Franchise and conduct of elections
        11. Electors.
        12. Power to make provision about elections.
        Duration of membership
        13. Term of office of members.
        14. Resignation of members.
        Disqualification
        15. Disqualification from membership of the Parliament.
        16. Exceptions and relief from disqualification.
        17. Effect of disqualification.
        18. Judicial proceedings as to disqualification.
        Presiding Officer and administration
        19. Presiding Officer.
        20. Clerk of the Parliament.
        21. Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body.
        Proceedings etc.
        [22. Standing orders.]
        23. Power to call for witnesses and documents.
        24. Witnesses and documents: notice.
        25. Witnesses and documents: offences.
        26. Witnesses and documents: general.
        27. Participation of the Scottish Law Officers.
        Legislation
        28. Acts of the Scottish Parliament.
        29. Legislative competence.
        30. Legislative competence: supplementary.
        31. Scrutiny of Bills before introduction.
        32. Submission of Bills for Royal Assent.
        33. Scrutiny of Bills by the Judicial Committee.
        34. ECJ references.
        35. Power to intervene in certain cases.
        36. Stages of Bills.
        Other provisions
        37. Acts of Union.
        38. Letters Patent and proclamations.
        39. Members' interests.
        Legal issues
        40. Proceedings by or against the Parliament etc.
        41. Defamatory statements.
        42. Contempt of court.
        43. Corrupt practices.
        Part II The Scottish Administration
        Ministers and their staff
        44. The Scottish Executive.
        45. The First Minister.
        46. Choice of the First Minister.
        47. Ministers.
        48. The Scottish Law Officers.
        49. Junior Scottish Ministers.
        50. Validity of acts of Scottish Ministers etc.
        51. The Civil Service.
        Ministerial functions
        52. Exercise of functions.
        53. General transfer of functions.
        54. Devolved competence.
        55. Functions exercisable with agreement.
        56. Shared powers.
        57. Community law and Convention rights.
        58. Power to prevent or require action.
        Property and liabilities
        59. Property and liabilities of the Scottish Ministers.
        60. Transfers to the Scottish Ministers.
        61. Property and liabilities of the Lord Advocate and the First Minister.
        62. Transfers to the Lord Advocate.
        Transfer of additional functions
        63. Power to transfer functions.
        Part III Financial Provisions
        64. Scottish Consolidated Fund.
        65. Payments out of the Fund.
        66. Borrowing by the Scottish Ministers etc.
        67. Lending by the Secretary of State.
        68. Borrowing by statutory bodies.
        69. The Auditor General for Scotland.
        70. Financial control, accounts and audit.
        71. Existing debt.
        72. Accounts of loans to the Scottish Ministers.
        Part IV The tax-varying power
        73. Power to fix basic rate for Scottish taxpayers.
        74. Supplemental provision with respect to resolutions.
        75. Scottish taxpayers.
        76. Changes to income tax structure.
        77. Accounting for additional Scottish tax.
        78. Effect of tax reduction for Scottish taxpayers.
        79. Supplemental powers to modify enactments.
        80. Reimbursement of expenses.
        Part V Miscellaneous and general
        Remuneration of members of the Parliament and Executive
        81. Remuneration of members of the Parliament and Executive.
        82. Limits on salaries of members of the Parliament.
        83. Remuneration: supplementary.
        Other provision about members of the Parliament etc.
        84. Oaths.
        85. Exemption from jury service.
        Arrangements at Westminster
        86. Scottish representation at Westminster.
        87. The Advocate General for Scotland.
        Cross-border public authorities
        88. Cross-border public authorities: initial status.
        89. Power to adapt etc. cross-border public authorities.
        90. Power to transfer property of cross-border public authorities.
        Miscellaneous
        91. Maladministration.
        92. Queen's Printer for Scotland.
        93. Agency arrangements.
        94. Private legislation.
        95. Appointment and removal of judges.
        96. Provision of information to the Treasury.
        97. Assistance for opposition parties.
        Juridical
        98. Devolution issues.
        99. Rights and liabilities of the Crown in different capacities.
        100. Human rights.
        101. Interpretation of Acts of the Scottish Parliament etc.
        102. Powers of courts or tribunals to vary retrospective decisions.
        103. The Judicial Committee.
        Supplementary powers
        104. Power to make provision consequential on legislation of, or scrutinised by, the Parliament.
        105. Power to make provision consequential on this Act.
        106. Power to adapt functions.
        107. Legislative power to remedy ultra vires acts.
        108. Agreed redistribution of functions exercisable by the Scottish Ministers etc.
        109. Agreed redistribution of property and liabilities.
        110. Scottish taxpayers for social security purposes.
        111. Regulation of Tweed and Esk fisheries.
        Part VI Supplementary
        Subordinate legislation
        112. Subordinate legislation: general.
        113. Subordinate legislation: scope of powers.
        114. Subordinate legislation: particular provisions.
        115. Subordinate legislation: procedure.
        116. Transfer of property: supplementary.
        General modification of enactments
        117. Ministers of the Crown.
        118. Subordinate instruments.
        119. Consolidated Fund etc.
        120. Accounts and audit.
        121. Requirements to lay reports etc. before Parliament.
        122. Crown land.
        123. Stamp duty.
        124. Modification of sections 94 and 117 to 122.
        Amendments and repeals
        125. Amendments and repeals.
        Final provisions
        126. Interpretation.
        127. Index of defined expressions.
        128. Expenses.
        129. Transitional provisions etc.
        130. Commencement.
        131. Extent.
        132. Short title.
        Schedules
        SCHEDULE 1 Constituencies, regions and regional members
        SCHEDULE 2 Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body
        SCHEDULE 3 Standing orders - further provision
        SCHEDULE 4 Enactments etc. protected from modification
        Part I The protected provisions
        Part II General exceptions
        Part III Consequential modification of sections 53 and 54
        SCHEDULE 5 Reserved matters
        Part I General reservations
        Part II Specific reservations
        Part III General provisions
        SCHEDULE 6 Devolution issues
        Part I Preliminary
        Part II Proceedings in Scotland
        Part III Proceedings in England and Wales
        Part IV Proceedings in Northern Ireland
        Part V General
        SCHEDULE 7 Procedure for subordinate legislation
        SCHEDULE 8 Modifications of enactments
        SCHEDULE 9 Repeals

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