Statutory Instruments
2019 No. 1439
Constitutional Law
Devolution, Scotland
The Scotland Act 2016 (Transitional) (Amendment) Regulations 2019
Made
30th October 2019
Laid before Parliament
31st October 2019
Coming into force
21st November 2019
The Secretary of State for Scotland makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 71(1), (2) and (5) of the Scotland Act 2016( 1 ).
Citation and commencement
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Scotland Act 2016 (Transitional) (Amendment) Regulations 2019 and come into force on 21st November 2019.
Amendment of the Scotland Act 2016 (Transitional) Regulations 2017
2. —(1) The Scotland Act 2016 (Transitional) Regulations 2017( 2 ) are amended in accordance with this regulation.
(2) In regulation 4 (duration of modification of the Scotland Act 1998: benefits for disability and industrial injury)—
(a) after paragraph (2) insert—
“ (2A) Paragraph (2)(a) does not apply where sections 1, 2, 21 or 22 of, or Schedule 1 to, the Social Security (Scotland) Act 2018 ( 3 ) come into force for purposes related to disability assistance. ” , and
(b) in paragraph (3), before sub-paragraph (a), insert—
“ (za) “disability assistance” has the meaning given in section 31(1) of the Social Security (Scotland) Act 2018; ” .
(3) In regulation 7(b) (duration of modification of the Scotland Act 1998: benefits for maternity, funeral and heating expenses) for “2020” substitute “2022”.
Alister Jack
Secretary of State
Office of the Secretary of State for Scotland
30th October 2019