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Modification of the Scotland Act 1998: benefits for disability and industrial injury; carer’s benefits

3.—(1) For the period determined in accordance with regulation 4, the following modifications of the Scotland Act 1998 apply in respect of functions conferred on a Minister of the Crown by a pre-commencement enactment that is within legislative competence by virtue of—

(a)exception 1 in Section F1 (benefits for disability and industrial injury);

(b)exception 2 in Section F1 (carer’s benefits).

(2) Section 23 (power to call for witnesses and documents) has effect as if—

(a)in subsection (3), the words from “unless” to the end were omitted;

(b)subsections (4) and (5) were omitted.

(3) Section 53 (general transfer of functions) has effect as if subsections (1) and (2) were omitted.