Part VS Supplementary
22 Short title, interpretation, repeals, extent and commencement.S
(1)This Act may be cited as the Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1968.
(2)In this Act—
(a)“enactment” includes any instrument having effect by virtue of an Act ;
(b)any reference to any enactment shall be construed as a reference to that enactment as amended, and as including a reference thereto as extended or applied, by or under any other enactment including, unless the context otherwise requires, this Act.
(3)The enactments mentioned in Schedule 3 to this Act are hereby repealed to the extent specified in relation thereto in column 3 of that Schedule :
Provided that no repeal effected by this subsection in any of the provisions of the M1Crofters (Scotland) Act 1955 or the M2Succession (Scotland) Act 1964 shall have effect in relation to the estate of any person dying before the commencement of this Act.
(4)This Act shall extend to Scotland only.
(5)This Act (except sections 10 to 15 thereof) shall come into operation on the expiry of a period of one month beginning with the date on which it is passed ; and sections 10 to 15 of this Act shall come into operation on such date as the Secretary of State may appoint by an order made by statutory instrument, and different days may be appointed under this section for different purposes.
Any reference in this Act or in any other enactment to the commencement of this Act shall be construed as a reference to the date on which this Act (except sections 10 to 15 thereof) comes into operation.
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1Power of appointment conferred by s. 22(5) fully exercised: S.I. 1968/1958, 1969/1609
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