The Scotland Act 2016 (Transitional) Regulations 2017

Interpretation

2.  In these Regulations—

“functions” and “confer”, in relation to functions, have the same meaning as in section 126(1) of the Scotland Act 1998 (interpretation)(1);

“legislative competence” is to be read in accordance with section 29 of that Act (legislative competence);

“pre-commencement enactment” has the meaning given by section 53(3) and (3A) of that Act (general transfer of functions)(2);

“Section F1” means Section F1 in Part 2 of Schedule 5 to that Act (reservation of social security schemes)(3).

(1)

1998 c. 46.

(2)

Section 53(3A) was inserted by section 32(3) of the Scotland Act 2016 (c. 11) and the meaning of “pre-commencement enactment” is modified for purposes relevant to these Regulations by section 32(1) and (2) of that Act.

(3)

Section F1 was amended by sections 22 to 28 of the Scotland Act 2016 (c. 11); of particular relevance to these Regulations, exceptions 1 and 2 of Section F1 were inserted by section 22(2) and exception 4 was inserted by section 23(2) of that Act.