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Scotland Act 1998
c. 4677

Sch. 5

Section A2.A2. The currency

Coinage, legal tender and bank notes.

Section A3.A3. Financial services

Financial services, including investment business, banking and deposit-taking, collective investment schemes and insurance.

Exception

The subject-matter of section 1 of the Banking and Financial Dealings Act 1971 (bank holidays).

Section A4.A4. Financial markets

Financial markets, including listing and public offers of securities and investments, transfer of securities and insider dealing.

Section A5.A5. Money laundering

The subject-matter of the Money Laundering Regulations 1993, but in relation to any type of business.

Head B–Home Affairs

Section B1.B1. Misuse of drugs

The subject-matter of—

(a) the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971,
(b) sections 12 to 14 of the Criminal Justice (International Co-operation) Act 1990 (substances useful for manufacture of controlled drugs), and
(c) Part V of the Criminal Law (Consolidation) (Scotland) Act 1995 (drug trafficking) and, so far as relating to drug trafficking, the Proceeds of Crime (Scotland) Act 1995.

Section B2.B2. Data protection

The subject-matter of—

(a) the Data Protection Act 1998, and
(b) Council Directive 95/46/EC (protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data).

Interpretation

If any provision of the Data Protection Act 1998 is not in force on the principal appointed day, it is to be treated for the purposes of this reservation as if it were.

Section B3.B3. Elections

Elections for membership of the House of Commons, the European Parliament and the Parliament, including the subject-matter of—

(a) the European Parliamentary Elections Act 1978,
(b) the Representation of the People Act 1983 and the Representation of the People Act 1985, and
(c) the Parliamentary Constituencies Act 1986,

so far as those enactments apply, or may be applied, in respect of such membership.

The franchise at local government elections.

Section B4.B4. Firearms

The subject-matter of the Firearms Acts 1968 to 1997.