Scotland Act 1998

44 The [F1 Scottish Government]. U.K.

(1) There shall be a [F1 Scottish 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 [F1 Scottish 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 [F1 Scottish Government ]; and if a member of the [F1 Scottish Government] is appointed to a Ministerial office he shall cease to hold office as a member of the [F1 Scottish Government].

(4) In subsection (3), references to a member of the [F1 Scottish Government] include a junior Scottish Minister and “Ministerial office” has the same meaning as in section 2 of the M1 House of Commons Disqualification Act 1975.

Textual Amendments

F1 Words 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

I1 S. 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

M1 1975 c. 24.