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75 Citation, commencement and extent.S
(1)This Act may be cited as the Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1990.
(2)Subject to subsections (3) and (4) below, this Act shall come into force on such day as the Secretary of State may appoint by order made by statutory instrument and different days may be appointed for different provisions and for different purposes.
(3)The provisions of—
(a)Part III and section 66 of this Act and so much of section 74 as relates to those provisions; and
(b)sections 67, 70 and 71 of this Act and paragraphs 21 and 34 of Schedule 8 to this Act,
shall come into force at the end of the period of two months beginning with the day on which this Act is passed.
(4)Paragraph 27(3) of Schedule 8 to this Act shall come into force on the day on which this Act is passed.
(5)Subject to subsections (6) and (7) below, this Act extends to Scotland only.
(6)Section 72 of this Act, paragraph 33 of Schedule 8 to this Act and Schedule 9 to this Act so far as relating to the Companies Act 1985 and the Companies Act 1989 extend also to England and Wales.
(7)Paragraph 17 of Schedule 1 to this Act, paragraph 11 of Schedule 3 to this Act and Schedule 9 to this Act so far as relating to the House of Commons Disqualification Act 1975 extend also to England and Wales and Northern Ireland.
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