Citation, commencement and interpretation

2.  In this Order—

“the 1999 Statutory Instruments Order” means the Scotland Act 1998 (Transitory and Transitional Provisions) (Statutory Instruments) Order 1999(1);

“the 2011 Regulations” means the Scottish Statutory Instruments Regulations 2011;

“the Act” means the Interpretation and Legislative Reform (Scotland) Act 2010;

“pre-commencement instrument”—

(a)

means a document that was a Scottish statutory instrument, within the meaning of the 1999 Statutory Instruments Order, before 6th April 2011; and

(b)

in articles 6 to 12 of this Order, includes a resolution of the Scottish Parliament passed before 6th April 2011 pursuant to either—

(i)

paragraph 10(1) of the schedule to the Interests of Members of the Scottish Parliament Act 2006(2); or

(ii)

section 3 of the Scottish Parliamentary Pensions Act 2009(3);

“Queen’s Printer” means the Queen’s Printer for Scotland.