5.Section 20 of the Interpretation and Legislative Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 provides that the Crown will be bound by an Act of the Scottish Parliament or Scottish statutory instrument unless a provision expressly exempts it. The freestanding provisions in this Act apply generally to emanations of the Crown (i.e. public authorities with Crown status) in the same way as they apply to everyone else, but His Majesty the King is exempted in his personal capacity by section 50 of the Act.
Crown Application