Number6159 Friday 28 July 2000 747 The Belfast

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Seal appointed by the to be kept and used in in place of the Great Seal of Scotland) signed with Our own hand and recorded in the Register of the Great Seal We have therefore caused Parliament these Our Letters Patent to be made and have signed them and by them do give Our to that Bill COMMANDING ALSO the Keeper of Our Scottish Seal to seal these Our Letters with that Seal. IN WITNESS WHEREOF we have caused these Our Letters to be made The Patent. WITNESS Ourself at Buckingham Palace the tenth day of July in the The Scottish Parliament (Letters Patent forty-nine year of Our Reign. By The Queen Herself Signed with Her Own Hand. and Proclamations) Order 1999 SCHEDULE The following Letters Patent were signed by Her Majesty The Queen Standards in Scotland's Schools Etc. (Scotland) Act 2000 on 10th July 2000, in respect of the Standards in Scotland's Schools Etc. (Scotland) Act 2000. ELIZABETH THE SECOND by the Grace of God of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and of Our other Realms and The following Letters Patent were signed by Her Majesty The Queen Territories Queen Head of the Commonwealth Defender of the Faith on 20th July 2000, in respect of the Ethical Standards in Public Life To Our trusty and well beloved the members of the Scottish Parliament etc. (Scotland) Act 2000 ELIZABETH THE SECOND by the Grace of God of the United Kingdom of GREETING: Great Britain and Northern Ireland and of Our other Realms and FORASMUCH as a Bill has been passed by the Scottish Parliament Territories Queen Head of the Commonwealth Defender of the Faith and has been submitted to Us for Our Royal Assent by the Presiding To Our trusty and well beloved the members of the Scottish Parliament Officer of the Scottish Parliament in accordance with the the short Title of which Bill is set forth in the Schedule hereto but GREETING: that Bill by virtue of the Scotland Act 1998 does not become an Act of FORASMUCH as a Bill has been passed by the Scottish Parliament the Scottish Parliament nor have effect in the Law without Our Royal and has been submitted to Us for Our Royal Assent by the Presiding Assent signified by Letters Patent under Our Scottish Seal (that is Our Officer of the Scottish Parliament in accordance with the Scotland Act