EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order brings into force the Legal Writings (Counterparts and Delivery) (Scotland) Act 2015 (“the Act”) on 1st July 2015, insofar as it is not already in force. Sections 5 to 7 of the Act came into force on 2nd April 2015, the day after the Act received Royal Assent.