SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 3Further amendments of devolution legislation and reporting requirement

Part 3Other amendments of devolution legislation

Scotland Act 1998

I26

The Scotland Act 1998 is amended as follows.

I97

In section 2 (ordinary general elections), in subsection (2A), omit paragraph (b) and the “or” before it.

I168

In section 12 (power of the Scottish Ministers to make provision about elections), in subsection (4)(a)—

a

omit “or the European Parliamentary Elections Act 2002”, and

b

omit “, European Parliamentary elections”.

I59

1

Section 12A (power of the Secretary of State to make provision about elections) is amended as follows.

2

In subsection (2)—

a

after paragraph (a) insert “ and ”, and

b

omit paragraph (c) and the “and” before it.

3

In subsection (3), omit paragraph (b) and the “and” before it.

4

In subsection (5)(a)—

a

omit “or the European Parliamentary Elections Act 2002”, and

b

omit “, European Parliamentary elections”.

I410

In section 32 (submission of Bills for Royal Assent), in subsection (3), omit paragraph (b) and the “or” before it.

I1311

Omit section 34 (ECJ references).

I1412

1

Section 36 (stages of Bills) is amended as follows.

2

In subsection (4), omit paragraph (b) but not the “or” at the end of it.

3

In subsection (5)(a), omit “, (b)”.

I713

1

Section 57 (EU law and Convention rights) is amended as follows.

2

In the heading—

a

omit “EU law and”, and

F2b

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3

Omit subsection (1).

I1114

1

Section 80D (Scottish taxpayers) is amended as follows.

2

In subsection (4)—

a

insert “ or ” at the end of paragraph (a), and

b

omit paragraph (b) and the “or” at the end of it.

3

In subsection (4B), for “any of paragraphs (a) to (c)” substitute “ paragraph (a) or (c) ”.

Annotations:
Commencement Information
I11

Sch. 3 para. 14 in force at 31.12.2020 with effect in relation to the tax year 2020-21 and subsequent tax years in accordance with reg. 12 of the commencing S.I. by S.I. 2020/1622, reg. 3(l) (with regs. 10, 22)

I1915

In section 80DA (Scottish taxpayers: Welsh parliamentarians), in subsection (2)(a), for “any of paragraphs (a) to (c)” substitute “ paragraph (a) or (c) ”.

Annotations:
Commencement Information
I19

Sch. 3 para. 15 in force at 31.12.2020 with effect in relation to the tax year 2020-21 and subsequent tax years in accordance with reg. 12 of the commencing S.I. by S.I. 2020/1622, reg. 3(l) (with reg. 10)

I816

1

Section 82 (limits on salaries of members of the Parliament) is amended as follows.

2

In subsection (1)—

a

insert “ or ” at the end of paragraph (za), and

b

omit paragraph (b) and the “or” before it.

3

In subsection (2)(b), for “(1)(za), (a) or (b)” substitute “ (1)(za) or (a) ”.

I1217

1

Section 106 (power to adapt functions) is amended as follows.

2

In subsection (5), for “an obligation under EU law” substitute “ a retained EU obligation ”.

3

Omit subsection (7).

I2018

In section 119 (Consolidated Fund etc.), omit subsection (4).

I319

1

Section 126 (interpretation) is amended as follows.

2

Omit subsection (9).

3

In subsection (10), omit “EU law or”.

I620

In section 127 (index of defined expressions), omit the entry for EU law.

I121

I101

Schedule 4 (enactments etc. protected from modification) is amended as follows.

2

In paragraph 1(2)—

I10a

omit paragraph (c), and

b

after paragraph (f) insert

,

g

the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (other than paragraphs 31 to 35 of Schedule 8 to that Act and any regulations made under that Act)

I103

Omit paragraph 13(1)(a).

Annotations:
Commencement Information
I1

Sch. 3 para. 21(2)(b) in force at Royal Assent, see s. 25(1)(b)

I10

Sch. 3 para. 21(1)(2)(a)(3) in force at 31.12.2020 by S.I. 2020/1622, reg. 3(l) (with regs. 10, 22)

I1522

In Part 2 of Schedule 5 (specific reservations), in section C8 (product standards, safety and liability), for the words from “Technical standards and” to “EU law” substitute— “ The subject matter of all technical standards and requirements in relation to products that had effect immediately before exit day in pursuance of an obligation under EU law. ”

I1723

1

Paragraph 1 of Schedule 6 (devolution issues) is amended as follows.

F12

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3

In paragraph (e), omit “or with EU law”.

4

In the second sentence for the words from “the compatibility” to the end substitute “ a compatibility issue (within the meaning given by section 288ZA(2) of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995) ”.

F324

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F425

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I1826

In Schedule 8 (modifications of enactments), omit paragraph 15 and the heading before it.