(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order brings into force certain sections of the Regulatory Reform (Scotland) Act 2014 (“the 2014 Act”). The 2014 Act received Royal Assent on 19th February 2014 and sections 58 (subordinate legislation), 59 (ancillary provision), 60 (Crown application), 61 (commencement) and 62 (short title) came into force the day after Royal Assent.
This is the first commencement order. Article 2(1) of the Order appoints 30th June 2014 for the coming into force of sections 1 to 53, 55 and 56 of, and schedules 1 and 2 to, the 2014 Act. This provision also brings into force paragraphs 2 to 5, 7, 8(1) and (2), 9, 11(1) to (3), 12 to 23 and 25 to 44 of schedule 3 to the 2014 Act. Article 2(1) and (2) of the Order brings section 57 of the 2014 Act into force on 30th June 2014 for the purposes of commencing those paragraphs of schedule 3 listed above.
Article 2(3) of the Order appoints 1st April 2015 for the coming into force of paragraph 11(4) of schedule 3 to, and section 57 of, the 2014 Act for the purpose of commencing paragraph 11(4).
Article 3 makes transitional provision in relation to relevant applications for a street trader’s licence made before 30th June 2014.