Statutory Instruments
2010 No. 180
Constitutional Law
Devolution, Scotland
Tartans
The Scottish Register of Tartans Act 2008 (Consequential Modifications) Order 2010
Made
1st February 2010
Laid before Parliament
3rd February 2010
Coming into force
1st March 2010
The Secretary of State makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 104 and 112(1) of the Scotland Act 1998( 1 ).
Citation and commencement
1. This Order may be cited as the Scottish Register of Tartans Act 2008 (Consequential Modifications) Order 2010 and comes into force on 1st March 2010.
Modification of certain copyright exceptions
2. —(1) In this article “the 1988 Act” means the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988( 2 ).
(2) In section 47(6) of the 1988 Act (material open to public inspection or on official register), in the definition of “statutory requirement”, the reference to an enactment includes any enactment contained in the Scottish Register of Tartans Act 2008( 3 ).
(3) In section 50(1)( 4 ) of the 1988 Act (acts done under statutory authority) the reference to an Act of Parliament includes the Scottish Register of Tartans Act 2008.
(4) Nothing in this article is to be construed as excluding any defence of statutory authority otherwise available under or by virtue of any statutory provision.
Ann McKechin
ParliamentaryUnder Secretary of State
Scotland Office
Ministry of Justice,
Dover House,
London
1st February 2010
To which there are amendments not relevant to this Order.