Statutory Instruments
2006 No. 1251
CONSTITUTIONAL LAW
DEVOLUTION, SCOTLAND
FIRE AND RESCUE SERVICES
The Scotland Act 1998 (Agency Arrangements) (Specification) Order 2006
Made
9th May 2006
Laid before Parliament
19th May 2006
Laid before the Scottish Parliament
19th May 2006
Coming into force
10th June 2006
At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 9th day of May 2006
Present,
The Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty in Council
Her Majesty, in exercise of the powers conferred upon Her by sections 93(3) and 113 of the Scotland Act 1998( 1 ), is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to order as follows:
Citation and commencement
1. This Order may be cited as the Scotland Act 1998 (Agency Arrangements) (Specification) Order 2006 and shall come into force on 10th June 2006.
Interpretation
2. In this Order “relevant authorities” shall be construed in accordance with section 6 of the Fire (Scotland) Act 2005( 2 ).
Specification of functions
3. The functions exercisable by the Scottish Ministers undersection 47(1)(a) and (b) of the Fire (Scotland) Act 2005 (requirements concerning equipment and services), in so far as those functions may be exercised by Scottish Ministers to enter into a contract for the provision of a radio system for relevant authorities, are hereby specified for the purposes of section 93(1) of the Scotland Act 1998.
A. K. Galloway
Clerk of the Privy Council