126 Interpretation
Scotland Act 1998 (1998 c 46) | Legislation

Final provisions

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(1)     In this Act—

“body†includes unincorporated association,

“constituencies†and “regionsâ€, in relation to the Parliament, mean the constituencies and regions provided for by Schedule 1,

“constituency member†means a member of the Parliament for a constituency,

“the Convention rights†has the same meaning as in the Human Rights Act 1998,

“document†means anything in which information is recorded in any form (and references to producing a document are to be read accordingly),

“enactment†includes an Act of the Scottish Parliament, Northern Ireland legislation (within the meaning of the Northern Ireland Act 1998) and an enactment comprised in subordinate legislation, and includes an enactment comprised in, or in subordinate legislation under, an Act of Parliament, whenever passed or made,

“financial year†means a year ending with 31st March,

“functions†includes powers and duties, and “conferâ€, in relation to functions, includes impose,

“government department†means any department of the Government of the United Kingdom,

“the Human Rights Convention†means—

(a)     the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, agreed by the Council of Europe at Rome on 4th November 1950, and

(b)     the Protocols to the Convention,

as

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