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The Period Products (Free Provision) (Scotland) Act 2021 (Commencement No. 2) Regulations 2022
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2022 No. 208 (C. 12)
Local Authorities
Education
The Period Products (Free Provision) (Scotland) Act 2021 (Commencement No. 2) Regulations 2022
Made
15th June 2022
Laid before the Scottish Parliament
17th June 2022
Coming into force
15th August 2022
The Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the power conferred on them by section 11(2) of the Period Products (Free Provision) (Scotland) Act 2021(1).
Citation and commencement
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Period Products (Free Provision) (Scotland) Act 2021 (Commencement No. 2) Regulations 2022 and come into force on 15 August 2022.
Appointed day
2. 15 August 2022 is the day appointed for the coming into force of the following provisions of the Period Products (Free Provision) (Scotland) Act 2021—
(a)section 1 (local authorities to ensure period products generally obtainable free of charge),
(b)section 2 (education providers to ensure period products obtainable free of charge by pupils and students),
(c)section 3 (specified public service bodies to ensure period products obtainable free of charge by persons in their premises),
(d)section 4 (arrangements under sections 1, 2 and 3: particular requirements), and
(e)section 8 (information to be provided to public).
CHRISTINA MCKELVIE
Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
15th June 2022
EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations bring into force sections 1 to 4 and section 8 of the Period Products (Free Provision) (Scotland) Act 2021 (“the Act”) on 15 August 2022.
The Period Products in Schools (Scotland) Regulations 2020 (S.S.I. 2020/183) will be revoked when section 2(8) of the Act is brought into force.
The Bill for the Act received Royal Assent on 12 January 2021. Sections 9 (key definitions), 10 (interpretation), 11 (commencement) and 12 (short title) came into force on the following day. Sections 5 (guidance), 6 (statement on exercise of functions), and 7 (consultation) were brought into force by the Period Products (Free Provision) (Scotland) Act 2021 (Commencement No. 1) Regulations 2021 (S.S.I. 2021/104) on 18 March 2021.
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