Statutory Instruments
2018 No. 781
Constitutional Law
Devolution, Scotland
The Scottish Administration (Offices) Order 2018
Made
27th June 2018
Laid before Parliament
4th July 2018
Laid before the Scottish Parliament
4th July 2018
Coming into force in accordance with article 1
At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 27th day of June 2018
Present,
The Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty in Council
Her Majesty, in exercise of the powers conferred on Her by section 126(8)(b) 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 Scottish Administration (Offices) Order 2018 and comes into force on the same day as section 14 of the Civil Litigation (Expenses and Group Proceedings) (Scotland) Act 2018 (auditors of court)( 2 ) comes into force.
Specification of offices
2. The following offices are specified for the purposes of section 126(8)(b) of the Scotland Act 1998 (offices in the Scottish Administration which are not ministerial offices)—
(a) the Auditor of the Court of Session appointed undersection 14(3) of the Civil Litigation (Expenses and Group Proceedings) (Scotland) Act 2018;
(b) the auditor of the Sheriff Appeal Court appointed under that section;
(c) the auditor of the sheriff court appointed under that section.
Richard Tilbrook
Clerk of the Privy Council