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In this Act, “the 1985 Act” means the Bankruptcy (Scotland) Act 1985 (c.66).
(1)The Scottish Ministers may by order make such supplementary, incidental, consequential, transitional or transitory provision or savings as they consider necessary or expedient for the purposes of, or in connection with, any provision made by or under this Act.
(2)The power of Scottish Ministers to make an order under subsection (1) includes power to make different provision for different purposes.
(3)An order under subsection (1) may modify any enactment (including this Act).
(4)An order under subsection (1) containing provisions which add to, replace or omit any part of the text of an Act is subject to the affirmative procedure.
(5)Otherwise, an order under subsection (1) is subject to the negative procedure.
(1)Schedule 3 contains minor amendments and amendments consequential on the provisions of this Act.
(2)The enactments mentioned in the first column of schedule 4 (which include enactments that are spent) are repealed to the extent set out in the second column.
Commencement Information
I1S. 56 in force at 30.6.2014 for specified purposes by S.S.I. 2014/172, art. 2, Sch.
I2S. 56 in force at 1.4.2015 in so far as not already in force by S.S.I. 2014/261, art. 3 (with arts. 4-7, 12) (as amended by S.S.I. 2015/54, art. 2)
(1)This section and sections 54, 55 and 58 come into force on the day after Royal Assent.
(2)The other provisions of this Act come into force on such day as the Scottish Ministers may by order appoint.
(3)An order under subsection (2) may contain transitory or transitional provision or savings.
The short title of this Act is the Bankruptcy and Debt Advice (Scotland) Act 2014.
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