The Scotland Act 1998 (Consequential Modifications) (No.2) Order 1999

Royal Charter of the Scottish Arts Council granted 8th February 1994 and amended 12th February 1997

172.—(1) The Royal Charter is amended as follows.

(2) In article 2 (objects of the Council) in paragraph (c) after “Departments of Our Government,” there is inserted “Our Scottish Administration,”.

(3) In article 3 “, including any monies voted by Parliament,” is omitted.

(4) In article 4 (membership)–

(a) in paragraphs (2) to (5) and (8) for “Our Secretary of State”, in each place where these words appear, there is substituted “Our Scottish Ministers”;

(b) in paragraph (3) for “his” there is substituted “their”;

(c) in paragraph (6) for “Our Secretary of State is” and “Our Secretary of State” there is substituted respectively “Our Scottish Ministers are” and “Our Scottish Ministers”; and

(d) in paragraph (8) “with the approval of the Lords Commissioners of Our Treasury” is omitted.

(5) In article 9 (appointment of observer to the Council) for “officer of the Department of Our Secretary of State who is appointed by Our Secretary of State” there is substituted “member of the staff of Our Scottish Administration who is appointed by Our Scottish Ministers”.

(6) In article 10 (appointment etc. of Council staff)–

(a) for “Our Secretary of State”, in each place where those words appear, there is substituted “Our Scottish Ministers”; and

(b) in paragraph (2) “and the Lords Commissioners of Our Treasury”, in each place where those words appear, is omitted.

(7) In article 11 (annual accounts)–

(a) for “Our Secretary of State”, in each place where these words appear, there is substituted “Our Scottish Ministers”; and

(b) “with the approval of the Lords Commissioners of Our Treasury” is omitted.

(8) In article 12 (annual report) for “Our Secretary of State” there is substituted “Our Scottish Ministers”.

(9) Article 15 is omitted.