The Scotland Act 1998 (Cross-Border Public Authorities) (Adaptation of Functions etc.) Order 1999 No. 1747

Article 3

SCHEDULE 5 BRITISH WOOL MARKETING BOARD

PART I APPLICATION AND INTERPRETATION

1.—(1) This Schedule shall apply to the British Wool Marketing Board.

(2) In this Schedule–

“the principal Order” means the British Wool Marketing Scheme (Approval) Order 1950(1);

“the 1958 Act” means the Agricultural Marketing Act 1958(2);

“the Board” means the British Wool Marketing Board.

PART II MODIFICATIONS

General modification of functions

2.—(1) Any function which is exercisable in relation to the Board by the Secretary of State for Scotland acting alone shall instead be exercisable by the Scottish Ministers.

(2) Any function which is–

(a) specifically exercisable in relation to the Board; and

(b) exercisable by the Secretary of State for Scotland acting jointly with other Ministers of the Crown,

shall instead be exercisable by the Scottish Ministers and those other Ministers acting jointly.

(3) This paragraph does not apply to any function to which paragraph 3 applies.

Modification of function under the 1958 Act

3.—(1) This paragraph applies to any function exercisable by a Minister of the Crown under the 1958 Act to modify the principal Order.

(2) The Secretary of State for Scotland is to cease to be among the Ministers who, acting jointly, may exercise any function to which this paragraph applies.

(3) Any function to which this paragraph applies shall be exercisable only with the consent of the Scottish Ministers, and section 88(2) of the Act shall not apply in relation to any such function.

(1)

S.I. 1950/1326.

(2)

1958 c. 47.