▁the ▁Scottish ▁Parliament . ▁R ather , ▁this ▁power ▁is ▁imp lied ▁by ▁the ▁statement ▁that ▁Act s ▁of ▁the ▁Scottish ▁Parliament ▁are ▁law ▁to ▁the ▁extent ▁that ▁they ▁are ▁not ▁" out side ▁the ▁legisl ative ▁compet ence ▁of ▁the ▁Parliament ," ▁without ▁any ▁subsequent ▁res ervation ▁of ▁the ▁power ▁to ▁make ▁sub ordinate ▁legisl ation . ▁ ▁Before ▁Scottish ▁de volution , ▁sub ordinate ▁legisl ation ▁applying ▁only ▁to ▁Scotland ▁was ▁published ▁as ▁a ▁sub series ▁of ▁the ▁larger ▁UK ▁stat ut ory ▁instrument ▁( SI ) ▁series . ▁This ▁sub series ▁is ▁now ▁used ▁for ▁S Is ▁which ▁deal ▁with ▁reserved ▁matters ▁in ▁relation ▁to ▁Scotland . ▁ ▁Pur pose ▁ ▁An ▁S SI ▁is ▁made , ▁with ▁some ▁exceptions , ▁by ▁a ▁body ▁exer cis ing ▁executive ▁government al ▁functions ▁– ▁that ▁is , ▁a ▁body ▁responsible ▁for ▁putting ▁the ▁law ▁into ▁effect ▁(" exec uting " ▁the ▁law ) ▁rather ▁than ▁a ▁body ▁responsible ▁for ▁defining ▁the ▁law ▁( the ▁legisl ature ) ▁or ▁a ▁body ▁responsible ▁for ▁interpre ting ▁the ▁law ▁( the ▁jud ic ature ). ▁As ▁a ▁result , ▁an ▁S SI ▁will ▁provide ▁specific ▁details ▁on ▁how ▁an ▁Act ▁should ▁be ▁put ▁into ▁effect ▁and ▁may ▁am end ▁existing ▁Act s ▁or ▁SS Is ▁to ▁reflect ▁that ▁the ▁law ▁has ▁changed . ▁In ▁other ▁cases , ▁an ▁S SI ▁may ▁repe al ▁parts ▁of ▁the ▁law ▁which ▁had ▁before ▁been ▁imp lied ly ▁repe aled . ▁ ▁For ▁example , ▁section ▁ 1 5