ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

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1. Part I

   The Scottish Parliament

   1. The Scottish Parliament

      1. 1. The Scottish Parliament.

   2. General elections

      1. 2. Ordinary general elections.

      2. 3. Extraordinary general elections.

      3. 4. Calculating time for meeting of the Parliament.

      4. 5. Candidates.

      5. 6. Poll for regional members.

      6. 7. Calculation of regional figures.

      7. 8. Allocation of seats to regional members.

   3. Vacancies

      1. 9. Constituency vacancies.

      2. 10. Regional vacancies.

   4. Franchise and conduct of elections

      1. 11. Electors.

      2. 12. Power to make provision about elections.

   5. Duration of membership

      1. 13. Term of office of members.

      2. 14. Resignation of members.

   6. Disqualification

      1. 15. Disqualification from membership of the Parliament.

      2. 16. Exceptions and relief from disqualification.

      3. 17. Effect of disqualification.

      4. 18. Judicial proceedings as to disqualification.

   7. Presiding Officer and administration

      1. 19. Presiding Officer.

      2. 20. Clerk of the Parliament.

      3. 21. Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body.

   8. Proceedings etc.

      1. 22. Standing orders.

      2. 23. Power to call for witnesses and documents.

      3. 24. Witnesses and documents: notice.

      4. 25. Witnesses and documents: offences.

      5. 26. Witnesses and documents: general.

      6. 27. Participation of the Scottish Law Officers.

   9. Legislation

      1. 28. Acts of the Scottish Parliament.

      2. 29. Legislative competence.

      3. 30. Legislative competence: supplementary.

      4. 31. Scrutiny of Bills before introduction.

      5. 32. Submission of Bills for Royal Assent.

      6. 33. Scrutiny of Bills by the Judicial Committee.

      7. 34. ECJ references.

      8. 35. Power to intervene in certain cases.

      9. 36. Stages of Bills.

   10. Other provisions

       1. 37. Acts of Union.

       2. 38. Letters Patent and proclamations.

       3. 39. Members' interests.

   11. Legal issues

       1. 40. Proceedings by or against the Parliament etc.

       2. 41. Defamatory statements.

       3. 42. Contempt of court.

       4. 43. Corrupt practices.

2. Part II

   The Scottish Administration

   1. Ministers and their staff

      1. 44. The Scottish Executive.

      2. 45. The First Minister.

      3. 46. Choice of the First Minister.

      4. 47. Ministers.

      5. 48. The Scottish Law Officers.

      6. 49. Junior Scottish Ministers.

      7. 50. Validity of acts of Scottish Ministers etc.

      8. 51. The Civil Service.

   2. Ministerial functions

      1. 52. Exercise of functions.

      2. 53. General transfer of functions.

      3. 54. Devolved competence.

      4. 55. Functions exercisable with agreement.

      5. 56. Shared powers.

      6. 57. Community law and Convention rights.

      7. 58. Power to prevent or require action.

   3. Property and liabilities

      1. 59. Property and liabilities of the Scottish Ministers.

      2. 60. Transfers to the Scottish Ministers.

      3. 61. Property and liabilities of the Lord Advocate and the First Minister.

      4. 62. Transfers to the Lord Advocate.

   4. Transfer of additional functions

      1. 63. Power to transfer functions.

3. Part III

   Financial Provisions

   1. 64. Scottish Consolidated Fund.

   2. 65. Payments out of the Fund.

   3. 66. Borrowing by the Scottish Ministers etc.

   4. 67. Lending by the Secretary of State.

   5. 68. Borrowing by statutory bodies.

   6. 69. The Auditor General for Scotland.

   7. 70. Financial control, accounts and audit.

   8. 71. Existing debt.

   9. 72. Accounts of loans to the Scottish Ministers.

4. Part IV

   The tax-varying power

   1. 73. Power to fix basic rate for Scottish taxpayers.

   2. 74. Supplemental provision with respect to resolutions.

   3. 75. Scottish taxpayers.

   4. 76. Changes to income tax structure.

   5. 77. Accounting for additional Scottish tax.

   6. 78. Effect of tax reduction for Scottish taxpayers.

   7. 79. Supplemental powers to modify enactments.

   8. 80. Reimbursement of expenses.

5. Part V

   Miscellaneous and general

   1. Remuneration of members of the Parliament…