S. 20 in force at 15.8.2003 for specified purposes by S.S.I. 2003/384, art. 2(c)

Words in s. 20 repealed (1.8.2010) by Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 8), ss. 7(3)(c), 134(7); S.S.I. 2010/221, art. 3(2), sch.

Words in s. 20 substituted (1.4.2011) by Scottish Parliamentary Commissions and Commissioners etc. Act 2010 (asp 11), s. 31(5), sch. 1 para. 17 (with s. 31(6), sch. 7)

http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2003/4/part/3/2012-08-08Public Appointments and Public Bodies etc. (Scotland) Act 2003An Act of the Scottish Parliament to establish the office of Commissioner for Public Appointments in Scotland; to make provision in respect of appointments to certain public bodies; to dissolve certain public bodies; to make provision as to certain functions of Health Boards and National Health Service trusts; to make provision as to the functions of the Law Society of Scotland and the Scottish Solicitors' Discipline Tribunal regarding the regulation of conveyancing and executry practitioners and the provision of services by such practitioners; to make modifications in relation to those services, including conferring certain notarial and other functions on such practitioners; to establish the Historic Environment Advisory Council for Scotland; and for connected purposes.texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2024-06-19Expert Participation2012-08-08Part 3General provisions
18Orders and regulations1

Any power of the Scottish Ministers to make orders or regulations under this Act is exercisable by statutory instrument.

2

Any such power includes power—

a

to make such incidental, supplemental, consequential, transitional, transitory or saving provision as the Scottish Ministers consider necessary or expedient; and

b

to make different provision for different purposes.

3

A statutory instrument containing—

a

except where subsection (5) applies, an order under section 19; or

b

regulations under section 5(4) or 7(8),

is subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of the Parliament.

4

A statutory instrument containing—

a

an order under section 3(2)(a) or (b) or (3) or 14(5); or

b

regulations under section 5(2) or 8(1),

is not made unless a draft of the instrument has been laid before, and approved by resolution of, the Parliament.

5

A statutory instrument containing an order under section 19 which amends an Act is not made unless a draft of the instrument has been laid before, and approved by resolution of, the Parliament.

19Ancillary provision

The Scottish Ministers may by order make such incidental, supplemental, consequential, transitional, transitory or saving provision as they consider necessary or expedient for the purposes of or in consequence of this Act.

20Interpretation

In this Act—

the 1978 Act” means the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978 (c. 29);

the 1980 Act” means the Solicitors (Scotland) Act 1980 (c. 46);

the 1990 Act” means the Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1990 (c. 40);

...

the Commissioner” means the Public Appointments Commissioner for Scotland;

the Parliament” means the Scottish Parliament;

the specified authorities” is to be construed in accordance with section 2.

21Short title and commencement1

This Act may be cited as the Public Appointments and Public Bodies etc. (Scotland) Act 2003.

2

This Act, except this section and sections 18 to 20, comes into force on such day as the Scottish Ministers may by order appoint.

3

Different days may be so appointed for different provisions and for different purposes.

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<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2010/221">S.S.I. 2010/221</ref>
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<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2010/221/article/3/2">art. 3(2)</ref>
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