The Community Empowerment (Scotland) Act 2015 (Commencement No. 5) Order 2016

Scottish Statutory Instruments

2016 No. 394 (C. 39)

Community Empowerment

The Community Empowerment (Scotland) Act 2015 (Commencement No. 5) Order 2016

Made

24th November 2016

Laid before the Scottish Parliament

28th November 2016

Coming into force

16th December 2016

The Scottish Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 145(2) of the Community Empowerment (Scotland) Act 2015(1) and all other powers enabling them to do so(2).

Citation, commencement and interpretation

1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Community Empowerment (Scotland) Act 2015 (Commencement No. 5) Order 2016 and comes into force on 16th December 2016.

(2) In this Order—

“the 2003 Act” means the Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2003(3);

“the Act” means the Community Empowerment (Scotland) Act 2015.

Appointed day

2.—(1) Subject to paragraph (2), the day appointed for the coming into force of the provisions of the Act specified in column 1 of the table in the schedule (the subject matter of which is described in column 2 of that table) is 16th December 2016.

(2) Where a purpose is specified in column 3 of that table in relation to any provision specified in column 1, that provision comes into force on 16th December 2016 only for that purpose.

R CUNNINGHAM

A member of the Scottish Government

St Andrew’s House,

Edinburgh

24th November 2016

Article 2

SCHEDULE PROVISIONS OF THE ACT COMING INTO FORCE ON 16TH DECEMBER 2016

Column 1 Provisions of the Act	Column 2 Subject Matter	Column 3 Purpose
Section 62	Crofting community bodies	For the purpose of making regulations under section 71(A1)(b), (4A), (4B) and (5)(a)(iv) of the 2003 Act
Section 63	Modification of memorandum, articles, constitution or registered rules	For the purpose of making orders under section 72(4) and (5) of the 2003 Act
Section 64	Application: information about rights and interest in land	For the purpose of making regulations under section 73(5), (5AA) and (11) of the 2003 Act
Section 66	Ballot: information and expenses	For the purpose of making regulations under section 75(6) and (7) of the 2003 Act
Section 70	Compensation	For the purpose of making orders under section 89(4) of the 2003 Act

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order brings into force certain provisions of the Community Empowerment (Scotland) Act 2015 (“the Act”).

Article 2 appoints 16th December 2016 for the coming into force of the provisions of the Act set out in the table in the schedule, for limited purposes where specified. The provisions relate to Ministerial powers to make subordinate legislation.

The Bill for the Act received Royal Assent on 24th July 2015. Sections 141 to 143, 145 and 146 came into force the following day.

NOTE AS TO EARLIER COMMENCEMENT ORDERS

(This note is not part of the Order)

The following provisions of the Act have been brought into force by commencement orders made before the date of this Order.

Provision of the Act	Date of Commencement	Instrument No.
Section 1	15th April 2016	S.S.I. 2015/399
Section 2	15th April 2016	S.S.I. 2015/399
Section 3	15th April 2016	S.S.I. 2015/399
Section 4	20th December 2016	S.S.I. 2016/363
Section 5	20th December 2016	S.S.I. 2016/363
Section 6	20th December 2016	S.S.I. 2016/363
Section 7	20th December 2016	S.S.I. 2016/363
Section 8	20th December 2016	S.S.I. 2016/363
Section 9(2), (5) and (6) (partially)	13th November 2015	S.S.I. 2015/358
Section 9 (so far as not already in force)	20th December 2016	S.S.I. 2016/363
Section 10	20th December 2016	S.S.I. 2016/363
Section 11	20th December 2016	S.S.I. 2016/363
Section 12	20th December 2016	S.S.I. 2016/363
Section 13	20th December 2016	S.S.I. 2016/363
Section 14	20th December 2016	S.S.I. 2016/363
Section 15 (partially)	13th November 2015	S.S.I. 2015/358
Section 15 (so far as not already in force)	20th December 2016	S.S.I. 2016/363
Section 16	20th December 2016	S.S.I. 2016/363
Section 17	20th December 2016	S.S.I. 2016/363
Section 18	13th November 2015	S.S.I. 2015/358
Section 19	23rd January 2017	S.S.I. 2016/363
Section 20(2) and (3) (partially)	13th November 2015	S.S.I. 2015/358
Section 21(2), (3), (4), (8) and (9) (partially)	13th November 2015	S.S.I. 2015/358
Section 23	13th November 2015	S.S.I. 2015/358
Section 24(7)(a) and (8) (partially)	13th November 2015	S.S.I. 2015/358
Section 26(6) (partially)	13th November 2015	S.S.I. 2015/358
Section 29(3) (partially)	13th November 2015	S.S.I. 2015/358
Section 31(6) (partially)	13th November 2015	S.S.I. 2015/358
Section 34 (partially)	13th November 2015	S.S.I. 2015/358
Section 35	13th November 2015	S.S.I. 2015/358
Section 36	15th April 2016	S.S.I. 2015/399
Section 37(1), (4), (7) and (8) (partially)	13th November 2015	S.S.I. 2015/358
Section 37 (so far as not already in force)	15th April 2016	S.S.I. 2015/399
Section 38	15th April 2016	S.S.I. 2015/399
Section 39	15th April 2016	S.S.I. 2015/399
Section 40 (partially)	13th November 2015	S.S.I. 2015/358
Section 40 (so far as not already in force)	15th April 2016	S.S.I. 2015/399
Section 41	15th April 2016	S.S.I. 2015/399
Section 42(1), (2), (4) and (9) (partially)	13th November 2015	S.S.I. 2015/358
Section 42 (so far as not already in force)	15th April 2016	S.S.I. 2015/399
Section 43	15th April 2016	S.S.I. 2015/399
Section 44 (partially)	13th November 2015	S.S.I. 2015/358
Section 44 (so far as not already in force)	15th April 2016	S.S.I. 2015/399
Section 45	15th April 2016	S.S.I. 2015/399
Section 46	15th April 2016	S.S.I. 2015/399
Section 47	15th April 2016	S.S.I. 2015/399
Section 48	15th April 2016	S.S.I. 2015/399
Section 49 (partially)	13th November 2015	S.S.I. 2015/358
Section 49 (so far as not already in force)	15th April 2016	S.S.I. 2015/399
Section 50 (partially)	13th November 2015	S.S.I. 2015/358
Section 50 (so far as not already in force)	15th April 2016	S.S.I. 2015/399
Section 51	15 April 2016	S.S.I. 2015/399
Section 52 (partially)	13th November 2015	S.S.I. 2015/358
Section 52 (so far as not already in force)	15th April 2016	S.S.I. 2015/399
Section 53	15th April 2016	S.S.I. 2015/399
Section 54	15th April 2016	S.S.I. 2015/399
Section 55	15th April 2016	S.S.I. 2015/399
Section 56	15th April 2016	S.S.I. 2015/399
Section 57	15th April 2016	S.S.I. 2015/399
Section 58	15th April 2016	S.S.I. 2015/399
Section 59	15th April 2016	S.S.I. 2015/399
Section 60	15th April 2016	S.S.I. 2015/399
Section 61	15th April 2016	S.S.I. 2015/399
Section 75 (partially)	15th April 2016	S.S.I. 2015/399
Section 76	13th November 2015	S.S.I. 2015/358
Section 77(2) and (3) (partially)	13th November 2015	S.S.I. 2015/358
Section 77 (so far as not already in force)	23rd January 2017	S.S.I 2016/363
Section 78(2), (3) and (4) (partially)	13th November 2015	S.S.I. 2015/358
Section 78 (so far as not already in force)	23rd January 2017	S.S.I. 2016/363
Section 79	23rd January 2017	S.S.I 2016/363
Section 80	23rd January 2017	S.S.I. 2016/363
Section 81	13th November 2015	S.S.I. 2015/358
Section 82(8)(a) and (9) (partially)	13th November 2015	S.S.I. 2015/358
Section 82 (so far as not already in force)	23rd January 2017	S.S.I. 2016/363
Section 83(10) (partially)	13th November 2015	S.S.I. 2015/358
Section 83 (so far as not already in force)	23rd January 2017	S.S.I. 2016/363
Section 84	23rd January 2017	S.S.I. 2016/363
Section 85(3), (4) and (10) (partially)	13th November 2015	S.S.I. 2015/358
Section 85 (so far as not already in force)	23rd January 2017	S.S.I. 2016/363
Section 86(3), (4), (7)(b)(i) and (9) (partially)	13th November 2015	S.S.I. 2015/358
Section 86 (so far as not already in force)	23rd January 2017	S.S.I. 2016/363
Section 87(3), (4) and (9) (partially)	13th November 2015	S.S.I. 2015/358
Section 87 (so far as not already in force)	23rd January 2017	S.S.I. 2016/363
Section 88(3) (partially)	13th November 2015	S.S.I. 2015/358
Section 88 (so far as not already in force)	23rd January 2017	S.S.I. 2016/363
Section 89(2), (3), and (4) (partially)	13th November 2015	S.S.I. 2015/358
Section 89 (so far as not already in force)	23rd January 2017	S.S.I. 2016/363
Section 90(12), (13) and (14) (partially)	13th November 2015	S.S.I. 2015/358
Section 90 (so far as not already in force)	23rd January 2017	S.S.I. 2016/363
Section 91	23rd January 2017	S.S.I. 2016/363
Section 92	23rd January 2017	S.S.I. 2016/363
Section 93	23rd January 2017	S.S.I. 2016/363
Section 94(4), (5) and (6) (partially)	13th November 2015	S.S.I. 2015/358
Section 94 (so far as not already in force)	23rd January 2017	S.S.I. 2016/363
Section 95	23rd January 2017	S.S.I. 2016/363
Section 96 (partially)	13th November 2015	S.S.I. 2015/358
Section 96 (so far as not already in force)	23rd January 2017	S.S.I 2016/363
Section 97	13th November 2015	S.S.I. 2015/358
Section 98	23rd January 2017	S.S.I. 2016/363
Section 103	13th November 2015	S.S.I. 2015/358
Section 105	13th November 2015	S.S.I. 2015/358
Section 106	13th November 2015	S.S.I. 2015/358
Section 137 (partially)	13th November 2015	S.S.I. 2015/358
Section 139(1) to (5) and (7) (partially)	13th November 2015	S.S.I. 2015/358
Section 140	31st October 2015	S.S.I. 2015/344
Section 144(1) and schedule 4 so far as they relate to paragraph 8(1), (2)(d) and (4)(a) of schedule 4 (partially)	13th November 2015	S.S.I. 2015/358
Section 144(1) and schedule 4 so far as they relate to paragraph 8 of schedule 4 (so far as not already in force)	15th April 2016	S.S.I. 2015/399
Section 144(2) and schedule 5 so far as they relate to the 2003 Act (partially)	15th April 2016	S.S.I. 2015/399
Schedule 1	20th December 2016	S.S.I. 2016/363
Schedule 3	23rd January 2017	S.S.I. 2016/363

(1)

2015 asp 6.

(2)

Section 8 of the Interpretation and Legislative Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 10) allows the power to be exercised so as to appoint different days for different purposes.

(3)

2003 asp 2.