1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Transfer of Property etc. (Scottish Ministers) Order 1999 and shall come into force on the principal appointed day(1).
(2) In this Order–
“the Act” means the Scotland Act 1998;
“transferred function” means any function of a Minister of the Crown which is transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 53 (general transfer of functions), 63 (power to transfer functions) or 89 (power to adapt etc. cross-border public authorities) of the Act so as to be exercisable by the Scottish Ministers instead of by a Minister of the Crown; and
“non-ministerial functions” means the functions of the holders of offices in the Scottish Administration which are not ministerial offices.
(3) In this Order, any reference to excepted property or excepted liabilities shall be construed in accordance with articles 4(2) and 7 to 11 of this Order.
Article 3 of the Scotland Act 1998 (Commencement) Order 1998 (S.I. 1998/3178) specifies 1st July 1999 as the principal appointed day for the purposes of the 1998 Act.