Scottish Statutory Instruments

1999 No. 157

LOCAL GOVERNMENT

The Local Statutory Provisions (Exemption from Repeal) (Scotland) Order 1999

Made

25th November 1999

Laid before the Scottish Parliament

26th November 1999

Coming into force

31st December 1999

The Scottish Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred upon them by section 59(6)(a) of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994(1) and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Order:

Citation, commencement and interpretation

1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Local Statutory Provisions (Exemption from Repeal) (Scotland) Order 1999 and shall come into force on 31st December 1999.

(2) In this Order “the 1994 Act” means the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994.

Provisions

2.  The local statutory provisions described in the Schedule to this Order are hereby exempted for the purposes of section 59(6)(a) of the 1994 Act and, accordingly, shall not cease to have effect on 31st December 1999.

FRANK McAVEETY

A member of the Scottish Executive

St Andrew’s House,

Edinburgh

25th November 1999

Article 2

SCHEDULE

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order exempts those local statutory provisions listed in the Schedule from ceasing to have effect on 31st December 1999 in terms of section 59(6)(a) of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994.

(1)

1994 c. 39. The functions of the Secretary of State were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998 (c. 46).

(6)

Amended as at 23rd August 1999.

(7)

1947 c.iv; amended by the Forth Road Bridge Order Confirmation Acts of 1950 (c.xxiv), 1954 (c.x), 1958 (c.vi), 1960 (c.vi) and 1961 (c.xxi) and by the Forth and Tay Bridge Road Order Confirmation Acts (Modification) Order 1996 (S.I. 1996/749) (“the 1996 Order”).

(8)

1950 c.xxiv; amended by the Forth Road Bridge Order Confirmation Acts 1954 and 1958 and by the 1996 Order.

(10)

1958 c.vi.

(19)

1990 c.xi.

(20)

1991 c. iv; amended by the 1996 Order.