SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 3U.K.Further amendments of devolution legislation and reporting requirement

Part 3 U.K.Other amendments of devolution legislation

Scotland Act 1998U.K.

6U.K.The Scotland Act 1998 is amended as follows.

7U.K.In section 2 (ordinary general elections), in subsection (2A), omit paragraph (b) and the “or” before it.

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I2Sch. 3 para. 7 in force at 31.12.2020 by S.I. 2020/1622, reg. 3(l) (with regs. 10, 22)

8U.K.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”.

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I3Sch. 3 para. 8 in force at 31.12.2020 by S.I. 2020/1622, reg. 3(l) (with regs. 10, 22)

9(1)Section 12A (power of the Secretary of State to make provision about elections) is amended as follows.U.K.

(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”.

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I4Sch. 3 para. 9 in force at 31.12.2020 by S.I. 2020/1622, reg. 3(l) (with regs. 10, 22)

10U.K.In section 32 (submission of Bills for Royal Assent), in subsection (3), omit paragraph (b) and the “or” before it.

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I5Sch. 3 para. 10 in force at 31.12.2020 by S.I. 2020/1622, reg. 3(l) (with regs. 10, 11, 22)

11U.K.Omit section 34 (ECJ references).

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I6Sch. 3 para. 11 in force at 31.12.2020 by S.I. 2020/1622, reg. 3(l) (with regs. 10, 11, 22)

12(1)Section 36 (stages of Bills) is amended as follows.U.K.

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

(3)In subsection (5)(a), omit “, (b)”.

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I7Sch. 3 para. 12 in force at 31.12.2020 by S.I. 2020/1622, reg. 3(l) (with regs. 10, 11, 22)

13(1)Section 57 (EU law and Convention rights) is amended as follows.U.K.

(2)In the heading—

(a)omit “EU law and”, and

F1(b). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(3)Omit subsection (1).

14(1)Section 80D (Scottish taxpayers) is amended as follows.U.K.

(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) ”.

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I9Sch. 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)

15U.K.In section 80DA (Scottish taxpayers: Welsh parliamentarians), in subsection (2)(a), for “any of paragraphs (a) to (c)” substitute “ paragraph (a) or (c) ”.

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I10Sch. 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)

16(1)Section 82 (limits on salaries of members of the Parliament) is amended as follows.U.K.

(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) ”.

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I11Sch. 3 para. 16 in force at 31.12.2020 by S.I. 2020/1622, reg. 3(l) (with regs. 10, 22)

17(1)Section 106 (power to adapt functions) is amended as follows.U.K.

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

(3)Omit subsection (7).

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I12Sch. 3 para. 17 in force at 31.12.2020 by S.I. 2020/1622, reg. 3(l) (with regs. 10, 22)

18U.K.In section 119 (Consolidated Fund etc.), omit subsection (4).

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I13Sch. 3 para. 18 in force at 31.12.2020 by S.I. 2020/1622, reg. 3(l) (with regs. 10, 22)

19(1)Section 126 (interpretation) is amended as follows.U.K.

(2)Omit subsection (9).

(3)In subsection (10), omit “EU law or”.

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I14Sch. 3 para. 19 in force at 31.12.2020 by S.I. 2020/1622, reg. 3(l) (with regs. 10, 22)

20U.K.In section 127 (index of defined expressions), omit the entry for EU law.

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I15Sch. 3 para. 20 in force at 31.12.2020 by S.I. 2020/1622, reg. 3(l) (with regs. 10, 22)

21(1)Schedule 4 (enactments etc. protected from modification) is amended as follows.U.K.

(2)In paragraph 1(2)—

(a)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).

(3)Omit paragraph 13(1)(a).

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I16Sch. 3 para. 21(2)(b) in force at Royal Assent, see s. 25(1)(b)

I17Sch. 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)

22U.K.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. ”

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I18Sch. 3 para. 22 in force at 31.12.2020 by S.I. 2020/1622, reg. 3(l) (with reg. 10)

23(1)Paragraph 1 of Schedule 6 (devolution issues) is amended as follows.U.K.

F2(2). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(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) ”.

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26U.K.In Schedule 8 (modifications of enactments), omit paragraph 15 and the heading before it.

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I20Sch. 3 para. 26 in force at 31.12.2020 by S.I. 2020/1622, reg. 3(l) (with regs. 10, 22)