In the Scotland Act 1998 it is clear that the constitution is a reserved matter.
The Scotland Act clearly states that constitutional matters are not devolved; therefore he has no power to hold a referendum.
What it does has to be legal in terms of the powers delegated under the Scotland Act.
The 1998 Scotland Act led to the creation of the first Scottish parliament since 1707.
The most important was the Bank of Scotland Act 1920, which set out the bank's business objectives and its regulations.
This is an anomaly that the Scotland Act 1998 does not cater for.
This would be contrary to the Scotland Act.
The provisions of the Scotland Act 1978 never came into force.
Do you want the provisions of the Scotland Act 1978 to be put into effect?
The process is governed by sections 28, 32 and 33 of the Scotland Act 1998.