Scottish Crown Estate Act 2019

SCHEDULE 2 CONSEQUENTIAL AND MINOR MODIFICATIONS

(introduced by section 44)

Scotland Act 2016

1 Section 36(7) of the Scotland Act 2016 is repealed.

The Crown Estate Scotland Order 2017

2 (1) The Crown Estate Scotland Order is amended as follows.

(2) In article 8 (early termination of membership), in paragraph (3)(b), for “order” substitute “or arrangement”.

(3) In article 12 (authority to perform functions), in paragraph (2)(b), for the words from “2(5)” to the end substitute “34(1)(b) of the Scottish Crown Estate Act 2019”.

(4) In article 17 (grants and loans to Crown Estate Scotland), after paragraph (1) insert—

“(1A) Crown Estate Scotland may not otherwise borrow money.”.

(5) In article 18 (annual report)—

(a) in paragraph (1), for “as soon as practicable” substitute “no later than 3 months”,

(b) after paragraph (1) insert—

“(1A) The report must, in particular, include an assessment of how Crown Estate Scotland’s activities during that year have contributed to the meeting of its objectives for that year.”,

(c) paragraph (2) is revoked,

(d) in paragraph (3), for the words from “publish” to the end substitute “not publish the report until a copy of it has been laid before the Scottish Parliament under section 27(1) of the Scottish Crown Estate Act 2019”,

(e) in paragraph (4)(a), after “article 15” insert “or section 37(1) of the Scottish Crown Estate Act 2019”,

(f) after paragraph (7) insert—

“(8) For the purposes of paragraph (1A), Crown Estate Scotland’s objectives for a financial year are its objectives as set out in a plan prepared under article 19(1) for a period which includes all or part of that financial year.”.

(6) Article 20 is revoked.