The Secretary of State’s functions under sections 5(1) and 79(2) of, and paragraph 1(4) of Schedule 1 and paragraph 8 of Schedule 4 to, the Social Security Act 1998 (c. 14) (functions of being consulted by the Lord Chancellor on appointment and removal of President of appeal tribunals, appointments of deputy Commissioners, removal of Commissioners and on regulations under the Act generally) are to be treated, for the purposes of section 63 of the 1998 Act, as being exercisable in or as regards Scotland.