General

32Short title and commencement

1

This Act may be cited as the Certification of Death (Scotland) Act 2011.

2

This section and sections 28 and 29 come into force at the beginning of the day after the day on which the Bill for this Act receives Royal Assent.

3

The remaining provisions of this Act come into force on such day as the Scottish Ministers may appoint by order made by statutory instrument.

4

An order made under subsection (3)—

a

may make transitional, transitory or saving provision,

b

may make different provision for different purposes or different areas.