Construction of references to an office-holder in the Scottish Administration
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3.—(1) Unless the context otherwise requires, references in the Scotland Act 1998 and any other enactment (except the Crown Suits (Scotland) Act 1857(1)) to an office-holder in the Scottish Administration are to be taken to include a reference to Environmental Standards Scotland.
(2) Paragraph (1) applies whether or not the enactment defines the expression “office-holder in the Scottish Administration” by reference to the Scotland Act 1998 or any specific provision of that Act.
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