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| Expression | Provision of this Act |
|---|---|
| Act of the Scottish Parliament | Section 28(1) |
| Advocate General | Section 32(4) |
| Auditor General for Scotland | Section 69 |
| Body | Section 126(1) |
| By virtue of | Section 126(11) |
| Clerk, and Assistant Clerk | Section 20 and paragraph 3 of Schedule 2 |
| [F1EU] law | Section 126(9) |
| Constituencies and constituency member | Section 126(1) |
| The Convention rights | Section 126(1) |
| Cross-border public authority | Section 88(5) |
| Devolved competence (in relation to the exercise of functions) | Section 54 |
| [F2Devolved tax | Section 80A(4)] |
| Document | Section 126(1) |
| Enactment | Sections 113(6) and 126(1) |
| Financial year | Section 126(1) |
| Functions | Section 126(1) |
| Government department | Section 126(1) |
| The Human Rights Convention | Section 126(1) |
| International obligations | Section 126(10) |
| F3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | F3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
| Legislative competence | Section 29 |
| Member of the Scottish Executive | Section 44(1) |
| Members of the staff of the Scottish Administration | Section 126(7) |
| Minister of the Crown | Section 126(1) |
| Modify | Section 126(1) |
| Occupational pension scheme, personal pension scheme and public service pension scheme | Section 126(1) |
| Office-holders in the Scottish Administration | Section 126(7) |
| Offices in the Scottish Administration which are not ministerial offices | Section 126(8) |
| Open power | Section 112(3) |
| The Parliament | Section 126(1) |
| “parliamentary” (in relation to constituencies, elections and electors) | Section 126(1) |
| The Parliamentary corporation | Section 21(1) |
| Pre-commencement enactment | Section 53(3) |
| Prerogative instrument | Section 126(1) |
| Presiding Officer | Section 19 |
| Principal appointed day | Section 126(1) |
| Proceedings | Section 126(1) |
| Property | Section 126(1) |
| Regional list (in relation to a party) | Section 5(4) |
| Regional returning officer | Section 12(6) |
| Regional vote | Section 6(2) |
| Regions and regional member | Section 126(1) |
| Registered political party | Section 5(9) |
| Reserved matters | Schedule 5 |
| Retained functions (in relation to the Lord Advocate) | Section 52(6) |
| Scotland | Section 126(1) and (2) |
| Scots criminal law | Section 126(5) |
| Scots private law | Section 126(4) |
| Scottish Administration | Section 126(6) |
| Scottish Ministers | Section 44(2) |
| Scottish public authority | Section 126(1) |
| Scottish public authority with mixed functions or no reserved functions | Paragraphs 1 and 2 of Part III of Schedule 5 |
| Scottish Seal | Section 2(6) |
| The Scottish zone | Section 126(1) |
| Staff of the Parliament | Paragraph 3 of Schedule 2 |
| Standing orders | Section 126(1) |
| Subordinate legislation | Section 126(1) |
| Tribunal | Section 126(1) |
Textual Amendments
F1Words in s. 127 substituted (22.4.2011) by The Treaty of Lisbon (Changes in Terminology) Order 2011 (S.I. 2011/1043), arts. 3, 6
F2Words in s. 127 inserted (1.7.2012) by Scotland Act 2012 (c. 11), ss. 23(4), 44(2)(b)
F3S. 127: entry for "Judicial Committee" repealed (1.10.2009) by Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c. 4), ss. 40(4), 146, 148(1), Sch. 9 para. 101, Sch. 18 Pt. 5; S.I. 2009/1604, art. 2
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1S. 127 extended (1.7.1999) by S.I. 1999/1379, arts. 1, 6(3); S.I. 1999/3178, art. 3
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