Glossary
| Implementation Unit |
The unit with responsibility for co-ordinating the projects associated with the move to the Holyrood building and ensuring that systems and procedures are properly tested. The unit will be disbanded once the migration is complete. |
| Information Centre |
An informal name for the Scottish Parliament Information Centre (SPICe). |
| instrument |
See statutory instrument or Scottish statutory instrument |
| interim accommodation |
The temporary location of the Scottish Parliament until the completion of the new buildings at Holyrood. Meetings of the Parliament were normally at the Church of Scotland Assembly Hall in Edinburgh. Committees normally met in the nearby Committee Chambers on George IV Bridge. Parliament Headquarters, on George IV Bridge, provided offices for MSPs, parliamentary staff and ministers. The Parliament also used Cannonball House and 375 High Street. |
| international obligations |
As used in the Scotland Act 1998, a statutory term to denote any such obligation of the UK, other than those relating to Community law or Convention rights. This relates to the competence of the Parliament and of the Scottish Executive, and in particular to the intervention powers of the Secretary of State under section 35 and section 58. |
| intra vires |
See vires. |
| introduction (of a bill) |
The first stage in the passage of a bill, when a signed copy is lodged with the clerks together with any required accompanying documents. Bills are available in print on the day following introduction. Their introduction is announced in Section G of the Business Bulletin. |
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