(1)There shall be a [F1Scottish Government], whose members shall be—
(a)the First Minister,
(b)such Ministers as the First Minister may appoint under section 47, and
(c)the Lord Advocate and the Solicitor General for Scotland.
(2)The members of the [F1Scottish Government] are referred to collectively as the Scottish Ministers.
(3)A person who holds a Ministerial office may not be appointed a member of the [F1Scottish Government ]; and if a member of the [F1Scottish Government] is appointed to a Ministerial office he shall cease to hold office as a member of the [F1Scottish Government].
(4)In subsection (3), references to a member of the [F1Scottish Government] include a junior Scottish Minister and “Ministerial office” has the same meaning as in section 2 of the M1House of Commons Disqualification Act 1975.
Textual Amendments
F1Words in Act substituted (3.7.2012) by Scotland Act 2012 (c. 11), ss. 12(2)(a), 44(5) (with s. 12(3)); S.I. 2012/1710, art. 2(f)
Commencement Information
I1S. 44(1)(a)(b),(2)-(4) in force at 6.5.1999, s. 42(1)(c) in force at 20.5.1999 by S.I. 1998/3178, art. 2(2)
Marginal Citations