3.Section 20 of the Interpretation and Legislative Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (“ILRA”) provides that the Crown will be bound by an Act of the Scottish Parliament or Scottish statutory instrument unless the provision expressly exempts it. As such, technically this Act applies to the Crown in the same way as it applies to everyone else.
4.However, section 1 of the Act amends legislation which predated ILRA and which did not bind the Crown when enacted – and so the amendments made by section 1 of the Act will also not bind the Crown.
Crown Application