Part 1: Constitutional Arrangements Chapter 6: Other provision about the Assembly Section 16: Change of the name of the Assembly etc.: translation of references
Section 16 inserts a new section 150A into GoWA to ensure that references in other legislation to the Assembly and other bodies are automatically amended if the Assembly exercises its power to change its name (or the name of the Assembly Commission or the name of Acts of the Assembly). Such name changes are made possible by paragraph 7(2)(a)(i) and (xii) and paragraph 7(2)(c)(i) of new Schedule 7B inserted into GoWA by Schedule 2 to the Act, which mean that the restriction on the Assembly on amending GoWA itself does not include amending those names as provided for by sections 1(1), 27(1) and 107(1) respectively. Subsection (2) of new s.150A ensures that any references to the Assembly, the Assembly Commission or an Act of the Assembly in other legislation will reflect the new name if it is changed.
	Subsection (2) of section 16 ensures that the definition of enactment in new section 150A includes Acts of the Scottish Parliament ("ASPs") or instruments made under ASPs, so if the Assembly changes its name, references to it in ASPs will also be automatically updated.