The Scotland Act 2016 (Transitional) Regulations 2017

Duration of modification of the Scotland Act 1998: benefits for disability and industrial injury; carer’s benefits

4.—(1) Regulation 3 has effect for the period—

(a) beginning with the day on which section 22(2) of the Scotland Act 2016 (disability, industrial injuries and carer’s benefits) comes into force, and

(b) ending with 31st March 2020.

(2) If earlier, the period specified in paragraph (1) ends—

(a) in respect of a pre-commencement enactment that is within legislative competence by virtue of exception 1 in Section F1 (disability and industrial injuries benefits), immediately before a provision that is contained in an Act of the Scottish Parliament and is within legislative competence by virtue of that exception comes into force;

(b) in respect of a pre-commencement enactment that is within legislative competence by virtue of exception 2 in Section F1 (carer’s benefits), immediately before a provision that is contained in an Act of the Scottish Parliament and is within legislative competence by virtue of that exception comes into force.

(3) For the purposes of this regulation—

(a) reference to an exception includes a paragraph of that exception;

(b) reference to a provision coming into force includes the provision coming into force partially;

(c) a provision that is contained in an Act of the Scottish Parliament and is within legislative competence by virtue of more than one exception in Section F1, whether or not it is also within legislative competence for any other reason, which is stated in regulations to be brought into force for purposes which are wholly within one such exception, is not to be taken as having been brought into force for the purposes of any other exception.