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	Scotland Act 1998 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Acts of Parliament of the Kingdom of England to 1659
		Acts of Parliament of the Kingdom of Scotland
		Acts of Parliament of the Kingdom of Ireland
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Scotland_Act_1998 (461 words)

	Scotland Act 1998
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		The text of this Internet version of the Act is published by the Queen's Printer of Acts of Parliament and has been prepared to reflect the text as it received Royal Assent.
	www.opsi.gov.uk /acts/acts1998/19980046.htm (415 words)

	Boundary Commission for Scotland
		Schedule 1 of the Scotland Act 1998 defines constituencies for the Scottish Parliament to be the same as for the Westminster Parliament, save for the Orkney Islands and the Shetland Islands, which are to be separately represented.
		Schedule 1 of the Scotland Act 1998 determines that the constituencies for the purpose of that Act shall be the constituencies in Scotland for the Westminster Parliament, save for the Orkney Islands and Shetland Islands which must be separately represented.
		For the purposes of the first report of the Boundary Commission for Scotland to be submitted under section 3(1) of that Act after the commencement of this subsection, "electoral quota" means the number which, on the enumeration date in relation to that report, is the electoral quota for England.
	www.bcomm-scotland.gov.uk /pressrelease/backgroundandappendices.html (4473 words)

	Scotland Act 1998
		In the Administration of Justice (Scotland) Act 1933, in sections 24(7) and 25 (officers of Court of Session etc.), "and shall be exercised on nomination by the Lord Advocate" is omitted.
		In section 135(1) of the Education (Scotland) Act 1980 (interpretation), in the definition of "Her Majesty's inspectors", "on the recommendation of the Secretary of State" is omitted.
		(b) the Advocate General for Scotland was a party to the proceedings in pursuance of paragraph 6 of Schedule 6 to the Scotland Act 1998 (devolution issues).
	www.forscotland.com /1998/80046-ac.htm (3274 words)

	Scotland Act 1998 (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab1.isi.jhu.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The 1985 Act sets out the circumstances in which communications (by post or by means of a public telecommunications system) may be intercepted and provides for the issue of warrants for such purposes.
		Funds in Scotland are distributed for the arts and sport by the Scottish Arts Council and the Scottish Sports Council respectively, through a fixed formula allocating 8.9 per cent of the relevant UK expenditure to Scotland.
		The National Lottery Act 1998 proposes the establishment with Lottery funding of a New Opportunities Fund for projects connected with health, education or the environment, and the National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts, which is not a distributing body but which will receive an endowment from lottery derived funds.
	www.opsi.gov.uk.cob-web.org:8888 /acts/en1998/98en46-x.htm (3480 words)

	Scottish Charity Legislation: An Evaluation - Annex 1.2 Impact of the Scotland Act 1988 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The term charities must be construed here in the sense of the Scotland Act, which is not defined in the Act.
		This is consistent with the assumption that the Scotland Act intended to devolve power to reform the Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1990 which in section 1(7) based its regulatory scope on this definition of charity.
		Indeed specific regulation of benevolent or philanthropic bodies would be tantamount to treating the term "charities" in the Scotland Act as susceptible to modification by the Scottish Parliament itself.
	www.scotland.gov.uk /cru/kd01/scl/scl-27.htm (1551 words)

	LLRX.com - Devolution in the United Kingdom: A Revolution in Online Legal Research
		Those sections of very old Acts, such as the Magna Carta and the Statute of Marlborough Westminster (dated 1267), that are still in force are also available.” Westlaw, on the other hand, is a relative newcomer to the U.K., however they have quickly developed extensive and useful databases of U.K. materials.
		The extent section of U.K. acts, usually located toward the end of the act, details the geographical extent of the act, however it is presumed that the act extends nationwide unless the extent section indicates otherwise.
		The Government of Wales Act 1998 was the result of disolution in the principality during the administrations of the Conservative Party (1979 to 1997).
	www.llrx.com /features/devolution.htm (4207 words)

	Scotland
		Scotland has been ruled by the British Parliament, although it maintained its own system of laws, education and established church.
		The Church of Scotland is the established Church and is Presbyterian.
		When in Scotland, therefore, the Queen becomes a Presbyterian and always worships in a Church of Scotland, for example Crathie Kirk near her home at Balmoral.
	www.kidskonnect.com /Scotland/ScotlandHome.html (220 words)

	politics (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The Scotland Act 1998 provided for a new devolved parliament for Scotland to be set up.
		The Scotland Act enables the Scottish Parliament to vary the basic rate of income tax by up to 3 pence.
		In conclusion, the key points from the Scotland Act are that it sets up a devolved Scottish Parliament with legislative powers, with parliamentary procedures for conduct of business.
	website.lineone.net /~scottishfreedom/polscotlandact.html (1128 words)

	Scotland - Travel Photos by Galen R Frysinger, Sheboygan, Wisconsin
		The Castle Rock is connected to the 16th-century royal Scottish residence of Holyrood Palace by a road known as the Royal Mile, the main thoroughfare of the Old Town district of the city.
		Among Edinburgh's cultural institutions are the National Gallery of Scotland (1859), the Scottish National Portrait Gallery (1882), the Royal Scottish Museum (1854), and museums of modern art and Scottish history.
		By the Act of Union with England in 1707, the Scottish Parliament was dissolved and Scotland was governed by the British Parliament.
	www.galenfrysinger.com /scotland.htm (761 words)

	Scottish Devolution: A Historical and Political Analysis
		The first clause of the Scotland Act of 1998 reads, "there shall be a Scottish parliament."<1> In May 1999 Scotland elects its first Parliament since 1707, and the Queen will formally open it on July 1st, 1999.
		In November 1998 the Westminster Parliament passed the Scotland Act, as it did a Wales Act also, and it received Royal assent; the first elections to the Scottish Parliament are to be held on May 6, 1999.
		Although Scotland’s economy had risen due to the 1970 discovery of oil in the North Sea, after a crash in oil markets in the mid-1980s the economy was again on the downturn.
	www.loyno.edu /history/journal/1998-9/Rivera.htm (3340 words)

	Human Rights Act 1998
		The Human Rights Act 1998 is an act of the United Kingdom Parliament incorporating the European Convention on Human Rights into the domestic law of the United Kingdom.
		Until the Act entered into force, those alleging violations of the Convention by the British government had as their only recourse the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg, France.
		The Act provides that proceedings to enforce the Convention may be taken in the British domestic courts, though a case may still be brought in Strasbourg as a final resort.
	www.fastload.org /hu/Human_Rights_Act_1998.html (255 words)

	Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 Briefings Series :: Section 28
		The Act does not define the public interest but it has been described as “something which is of serious concern and benefit to the public.” It has also been held that public interest does not mean what is of interest to the public but what is in the interest of the public.
		Scotland Act 1998 (Modifications of Schedules 4 and 5) Order 1999, (S.I. Interestingly, the Scotland Act 1998 as originally enacted did not reserve freedom of information to Westminster leaving it open for the Scottish Parliament to pass legislation that could have covered UK-wide bodies and central government.
		The passing of the Scotland 1998 Act saw the abolition of the old Scottish Office and the creation of the new Scottish Executive and Scottish Parliament.
	www.itspublicknowledge.info /legislation/briefings/section28.htm (3714 words)

	Scotland Act 1998 (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab1.isi.jhu.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The Scotland Act 1998 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom at Westminster.
		The Act sets out the legislative competence of the Scottish Parliament, and has a schedule that lists the powers it doesn't have (called reserved matters) which remain the preserve of Westminister.
		An amendment to the Act was proposed by the Scottish Parliament (Constituencies) Act 2004 to end the link between the number of MPs at Westminster and the number of MSPs elected on first pass the post system.
	publicliterature.org.cob-web.org:8888 /en/wikipedia/s/sc/scotland_act_1998.html (204 words)

	Scotland Act 1998: 9 Oct 2002: Written answers (TheyWorkForYou.com) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The Scotland Act 1998 established a Scottish Parliament and devolved to it the power to pass legislation within the boundaries of that Act.
		Her Majesty's Government do not oversee the vires of Scottish Parliament legislation for that is properly the function of the courts.
		In the event that any legislative provision is thought to be ultra vires, then the Scotland Act provides that the matter may be referred by the Attorney-General, the Advocate-General or the Lord Advocate to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council to decide on the issue.
	www.theyworkforyou.com /wrans/?id=2002-10-09a.28.6 (223 words)

	International Law In Brief: April 19-30, 1999
		According to the Act, the Scottish administration is headed by the First Minister, Ministers, the Lord Advocate, and the Solicitor General for Scotland.
		Attached to the Act are additional Schedules which define: constituencies, regions and regional members for the purpose of the Act (Schedule 1); general and specific reservations regarding the legislative competence of the Parliament (Schedule 5); devolution issues (Schedule 6); and the procedure for subordinate legislation.
		Weeramantry stressed that the UN should protect its officials from being tried for acts performed in the course of their duties, but that UN personnel have a corresponding duty to ensure that whatever actions they take or statements they make are always within the limits of the performance of their duties.
	www.asil.org /ilib/ilib0211.htm (2839 words)

	Human Rights Act 1998 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab1.isi.jhu.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The death penalty for treason was abolished by the Crime and Disorder Act 1998.
		The first case invoking the act was brought by The Times in October 2000 which sought to overturn a libel ruling against the newspaper involving the Lee Clegg murder case.
		It was ruled by an Immigration Tribunal, under the Human Rights Act, that the hijackers could remain in the United Kingdom; a subsequent court decision ruled that the government had abused its power in restricting the hijackers' right to work.
	en.wikipedia.org.cob-web.org:8888 /wiki/Human_Rights_Act_1998 (1725 words)

	The Scotland Act 1998
		Through the Scotland Act 1998, the nation reached back through the long haul to win the Parliament, through the struggles of those who brought democracy to Scotland, to that other undemocratic Parliament dissolved in controversy nearly three centuries ago.
		For any Scot, the passage of the Scotland Act was a proud moment: a new stage on a journey begun long ago.
		The power of the Act was its determination to do right by the people of Scotland; to create a democratic institution to respect their priorities; to better their lot; and to contribute their commonweal.
	www.archives.org.uk /sca/wendyalexander.html (428 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Programmes \| BBC Parliament \| Devolution to Scotland
		Legislation was passed in the Parliamentary session 1997-98 resulting in the Scotland Act 1998.
		The Act runs parallel to the White Paper with a few notable exceptions with regard to the power to legislate contained within Section 29.
		Part II of the Act, Section 44, provides that there will be a Scottish Executive comprising of the First Minister, other Ministers appointed by the First Minister, the Lord Advocate and the Solicitor General.
	news.bbc.co.uk /2/low/programmes/bbc_parliament/2321531.stm (409 words)

	Office to the Advocate General for Scotland (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The Advocate General for Scotland is a Minister of the Crown and is one of the three UK Law Officers, along with the Attorney General and the Solicitor General for England and Wales.
		The Scotland Act also requires that the Advocate General be provided with notice of all devolution issues as defined in Schedule 6 to that Act raised in the courts and separately confers the power to raise proceedings on such issues.
		The annual reports of the Scotland Office can be found here and contain information about the administration of the offices of the Advocate General.
	www.oag.gov.uk /index.htm (373 words)

	OQPS - Links to the Scotland Act 1998 and associated delegated legislation (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		This page provides links to the Scotland Act 1998 and associated delegated legislation made under powers granted by that Act which established the Scottish Parliament and the Scottish Executive.
		The text of the Scotland Act is located on the United Kingdom legislation website.
		The Scotland Act 1998 (Transitory and Transitional Provisions) (Publication and Interpretation etc. of Acts of the Scottish Parliament) Order 1999
	www.oqps.gov.uk /scotlegislation/scotact1998.htm (849 words)

	SCOTLAND ACT 1998 - SECT 126 Interpretation. (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab1.isi.jhu.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		(2) Her Majesty may by Order in Council determine, or make provision for determining, for the purposes of this Act any boundary between waters which are to be treated as internal waters or territorial sea of the United Kingdom, or sea within British fishery limits, adjacent to Scotland and those which are not.
		(6) References in this Act and in any other enactment to the Scottish Administration are to the office-holders in the Scottish Administration and the members of the staff of the Scottish Administration.
		(9) In this Act- (a) all those rights, powers, liabilities, obligations and restrictions from time to time created or arising by or under the Community Treaties, and (b) all those remedies and procedures from time to time provided for by or under the Community Treaties, are referred to as "Community law".
	bar.austlii.edu.au.cob-web.org:8888 /~andrew/test/sa1998101/s126.html (253 words)

	Scotland Act 1998
		unless he would be a victim for the purposes of Article 34 of the Convention (within the meaning of the Human Rights Act 1998) if proceedings in respect of the act were brought in the European Court of Human Rights.
		(3) This Act does not enable a court or tribunal to award any damages in respect of an act which is incompatible with any of the Convention rights which it could not award if section 8(3) and (4) of the Human Rights Act 1998 applied.
		(a) an Act of the Scottish Parliament or any provision of an Act of the Scottish Parliament which is not, or may not be, within the legislative competence of the Parliament, or
	www.forscotland.com /1998/80046--j.htm (2450 words)

	Scottish Law UK - your online network of expert scottish law solicitors (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab1.isi.jhu.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		It includes: the Royal Family, the higher Courts in Scotland, Foreign affairs, Defence, the Civil service, Fiscal policy and the Bank of England, Financial services, National security, Business, Competition, Intellectual property, trade, consumer protection, Telecomm's, Energy, Transport, Social services, Employment, Health, Safety and Medicine, the Media and Outer Space.
		The First Minister appoints all judges, sheriff principles and Sheriffs with the exception of Scotland's two senior judges, the Lord President and the Lord Justice Clerk.
		The removal of Sheriffs is governed by the Sheriff Courts Act 1971 and is similarly limited to, inability, neglect of duty or misbehavior.
	www.scotland-solicitors.co.uk.cob-web.org:8888 /scotland%20act%201998.htm (710 words)

	Countrybookshop.co.uk - Human Rights Act 1998
		The Human Rights Act 1998 has possibly had the biggest impact on the Scottish legal system, other than the Scotland Act itself, in recent history.
		The Act will continue to have considerable impact on the way all legal practice in Scotland is conducted.
		Publishing in the Annotated Acts series, this book will be an essential guide for practitioners, both civil and criminal, providing an ideally portable companion and working tool.
	www.countrybookshop.co.uk /books/index.phtml?whatfor=0414015223 (174 words)

	Legislative Implementation of Devolution
		a review is of representation of Scotland in the UK Parliament is presaged by the removal of the minimum limit of 71 currently set out in the Parliamentary Constituencies Act 1986 (s.86 of the 1998 Act).
		(2) Sub-paragraph (1) does not reserve the subject-matter of- (a) Part I of the Sheriff Courts and Legal Officers (Scotland) Act 1927 (appointment of sheriff clerks and procurators fiscal, etc.), (b) Part III of the Administration of Justice (Scotland) Act 1933 (officers of the High Court of Justiciary and of the Court of Session).
		In summary it is recognised in section 37 that " The Union with Scotland Act 1706 and the Union with England Act 1707 have effect subject to this Act." But the Scottish Parliament cannot change those Acts, and the Acts themselves are not expressly amended.
	www.leeds.ac.uk /law/hamlyn/devoact.htm (5214 words)

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