Part V Miscellaneous and general
Cross-border public authorities
I188 Cross-border public authorities: initial status.
C11
Sections 53 and 118 to 121 shall not apply in relation to any function which is specifically exercisable in relation to a cross-border public authority; and section 118 shall not apply in relation to any function of such an authority.
C22
A Minister of the Crown shall consult the Scottish Ministers before he exercises, in relation to a cross-border public authority, any specific function—
C3a
which relates to any appointment or removal of the cross-border public authority concerned or of any members or office-holders of the cross-border public authority concerned, or
b
whose exercise might affect Scotland otherwise than wholly in relation to reserved matters.
C43
Any cross-border public authority or other person which is required by a pre-commencement enactment or a prerogative instrument to lay any report relating to a cross-border public authority before Parliament or either House of Parliament shall also lay the report before the Scottish Parliament.
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Subsections (1) to (3) are subject to any Order in Council made under section 89.
5
In this Act “cross-border public authority” means any body, government department, office or office-holder specified in an Order in Council made by Her Majesty under this section.
6
Such an Order may only specify a body, government department, office or office-holder which (at the time when the Order is made) has, in addition to other functions, functions which are exercisable in or as regards Scotland and do not relate to reserved matters.
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In this section—
“office-holder” includes employee or other post-holder,
“report” includes accounts and any statement.