The Scottish Register of Tartans Act 2008 (Commencement) Order 2009

Scottish Statutory Instruments

2009 No. 5 (C. 2)

TARTANS

The Scottish Register of Tartans Act 2008 (Commencement) Order 2009

Made

13th January 2009

The Scottish Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 18 of the Scottish Register of Tartans Act 2008(1) and all other powers enabling them to do so.

Citation

1.  This Order may be cited as the Scottish Register of Tartans Act 2008 (Commencement) Order 2009.

Appointed day

2.  The provisions of the Scottish Register of Tartans Act 2008, in so far as they are not already in force, come into force on 5th February 2009.

JIM MATHER

Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers

St Andrew’s House,

Edinburgh

13th January 2009

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order appoints 5th February 2009 as the day on which the Scottish Register of Tartans Act 2008, except section 18, will come into force. Section 18 relates to commencement and short title and came into force on Royal Assent, which was granted on 13th November 2008.