http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2016/16

PART 1Core concepts

2Government or parliamentary functions

(1)

Government or parliamentary functions are—

(a)

the development, adoption or modification of any proposal to make or amend primary legislation in the Parliament,

(b)

the development, adoption or modification of any proposal to make a Scottish statutory instrument,

(c)

the development, adoption or modification of any policy of the Scottish Ministers or other office-holder in the Scottish Administration,

(d)

the making, giving or issuing by the Scottish Ministers or other office-holder in the Scottish Administration of, or the taking of any other steps by the Scottish Ministers or office-holder in relation to—

(i)

any contract or other agreement,

(ii)

any grant or other financial assistance, or

(iii)

any licence or other authorisation,

(e)

speaking, lodging a motion, voting or taking any other step in relation to a matter raised in proceedings of the Parliament,

(f)

representing as a member of the Parliament the interests of persons other than in proceedings of the Parliament.

(2)

But the retained functions of the Lord Advocate (within the meaning of section 52(6) of the Scotland Act 1998) are not Government or parliamentary functions for the purposes of this Act.